MAYBE IT'S TIME TO STOP PROMOTING THE FICTION THAT UKRAINE HAS ANY HOPE OF EJECTING RUSSIA FROM THE APPROXIMATELY 20% OF THE COUNTRY IT HAS CAPTURED --; AND TIME TO START EARNESTLY PURSUING A SETTLEMENT THAT RESTORES PEACE AND ENDS A PROXY WAR THAT HAS COST COUNTLESS LIVES WHILE ONLY BENEFITTING THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.