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Ukraine should recover well and have great economic cooperation with the west, but I don't see any serious war reparations on the horizon.
Putin knows he is screwed but doesn’t want to lose Crimea >

If he loses Crimea and its ports, Putin is dead meat. Losing 8 years worth of colonization will be what tips the scale internally. He will be replaced with another hardliner beholden to the Russian mafia state and business as usual will resume to the best of their abilities. >

That is what many of us don't realize -- putin will not be replaced by a peaceful democracy. We are also fighting the next few totalitarian dictators to come after him right now.  All of Russia needs to learn to keep their pathetic shit within their own borders moving forward. >

The goal isn't to make peace, it's to send a message. "You are not welcome here." The Russians cannot be taught acceptance, but they can be taught fear. In the past, they only feared the US. Now they will fear Ukraine. >

I would say that as, the goal is to find a peace that lasts and doesn't lead to another invasion within a few years. >

Honestly, from what I'm seeing the best way for peace is to simply be way to fucking dangerous to attack. 
Ukraine will recover from this way faster than Russia, and their military will have a huge springboard in advancement. They're already talking about pushing to be a major drone weapons manufacturer.