I'm not ready to call him a dictator.

He has been what Ukraine needed at the time. And irrespective of one's political leanings here, his fighting off Putin merits respect. He has fought the last bastion of the Evil Empire to a draw. 

It's a huge win for Z, as Putin has been forced to spend 3 years bleeding his country dry fighting a war that he expected to close out in weeks. And P needs a third party to broker a deal so he can go home without losing even more face.

At the same time, it's time for an end to hostilities. It has devolved into a stalemate that neither side can close out without risking nuclear war. 

It needs to end and Z needs to start preparing for the peace. And that is up to Ukrainians to decide what that looks like.

But either way, it's time to stop the fight.