Cory, you are likely correct that Putin's Russia, as diminished as it already is, willl be around for some time. The Russian population hunkered down in nationalism and fear.

Quite possibly the key to stopping the war is China and Xi Jinping because simple arithmetic explains that the West is way more important to him than Russia and that elbows to America are a lower priority.

There's a good Guest Essay by Wang Huiyao in this morning's NYT 03/13/2022.