What he wanted was the entire country of Ukraine. Without the support, money, and weapons from the USA he would have gotten the entire country. 

I am not a Putin supporter. I fully acknowledge that Putin was the aggressor and invaded Ukraine without cause. He was 100% the reason there even was a war. 

But at this point neither side is going to win anymore land either way. Ukraine will not take back what was lost and Russia won’t give up what’s been taken. 

The best solution for all parties is a call for peace. While Putin was wrong to invade Ukraine, we are where we are today. Sometimes you have to loose a little to win the bigger picture, you still have your country. Iota not fair, but war is very rarely fair. 

There’s a best case where Putin retreats, but that’s likely never going to happen. So you have to be realistic and take that off the table.