If Putin was a rational actor he probably wouldn't be putting up WWI casualty numbers to capture podunk towns in east Ukraine that few people care about
Are you paid for it or you spread fascist koolaid for free? Either way, Putin's money is running out. So unless you are a propaganda zombie, you can forget about relying on your fascist boss.
Trump and his neocon masters on the other hand seem to be itching to start WW-3.
As for The Ukraine - there's no such thing as "Ukraine" - if they are lucky they will be left with a rump state, hopefully landlocked.