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You would have thought that after four bloody years,
a war which neither side can win would have burnt itself out,
but not the war in Ukraine, and the blame lies with one man.
Vladimir Putin is caught in a vice of his own making.
The chances are waning that his armies in Ukraine will produce something he can call a victory.
Many people expect peace talks continuing in Geneva this week to give him a way out.
because President Donald Trump will force Ukraine to cede territory.
In fact, that escape route is becoming less likely.
And even if a peace deal were concluded,
the aftershocks inside Russia would risk economic and political instability,
wrecking Mr Putin's plans of being ranked among history's greatest czars.
The first problem for Russia's president is the battlefield.
In the Great Patriotic War, from June 1941 to May 1945,
the Red Army advanced 1,600 km from Moscow to Berlin.
In this longer war, Russian forces in Donetsk, the main focus,