Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Did they? 

I only remember the bit about estimated 15k Ukraine dead and 43k Russian dead since beginning of conflict. Russia, and Wagner in particular have paid a heavy price for what now looks like nothing.

Judging by the constant footage of trenches filled with dead Russians and in comparison the Russians rarely releasing anything similar and considering Russia's tactics of throwing wave's of badly trained mobilised into attacks I'd say the ratio is firmly in Ukraine's favour. 

Now there are lots of news reports denying it is occupied. Typical circus in the media. 

Plenty of videos of Russians on top of all the high-rise buildings flying Russia and Wagner flags.

70 Ukranian fighters were killed in Belgorod in Russia. Western Military equipment left behind or destroyed.

Ukraine to be a neutered vassal state, having surrendered tranches of land back to Russia. Negotiation basically means giving Ukraine nothing other than Russia temporarily shelling its citizens, and in return Russia influencing it geopolitically, and unilaterally redrawing the map, in its favour. Russia of course would be back again under some other bogus pretence before the end of the twenties.

So might Russia understanding and accepting that sovereign states be sovereign?

Agree- Was in the Baltic States back in the early 90's for Ireland games, and the relief on these peoples faces to be out of the USSR and Russian oppression was visible to see. One of the fair well presents to Latvia/Lithuania was they dumped acid from the nuclear subs into the bay to poison their sea life. In Poland at game in 1991 in Poznan, the amount of young people we met who couldn't wait to cross into Europe for jobs, education and freedom basically.

Crossing the Frankfurt - Oder Bridge from Germany to Poland and back with border guards searching the roof of the train etc. for refugees  was a wake up call  for me and other Ireland fans at the time, how oppressed these people were. So 100% agree, form personal experience being in the Baltics after the Russians left, no wonder they embraced Nato and the EU.

Example:- We had to queue for fruit and bread in East Berlin before we boarded the train to Poland, and it was exactly the old communist system in place although they had been reunified the year before. Crossing into West Berlin was brilliant after we returned from Poland,  as there was McDonalds, KFC and people wandering the streets, bars clubs etc. unhindered.

There's plenty of us older lads on YBIG were there to see it for our own eyes...