the kremlin s position towards ukraine has barely moved since the day this invasion began, two and a half weeks ago. this war can stop when you want it to, you just need to lay down your arms, surrender, give in to all our demands and forget about being a part of western europe. frank gardner, bbc news. us army retired majorjohn spencer is the chair of urban warfare studies at, madison policy forum and the author of connected soldiers. he says russian forces in ukraine face a tough road ahead. i think you can see more of a battle of berlin, entire neighbourhoods flattened but a russian army literally entering a meat grinder and getting chewed up. i honestly think the david versus goliath has changed. putin gave ukrainians, which i stand for