Some people are interpreting the RAND paper that argues a long war is not in the US interest as a sign that the mood is changing in Washington, but Charap is very much out of synch with the blob and has been for years (unfortunately for everyone), so that's a serious misreading.
It's true that the mood is changing, but it's changing in the opposite direction, i. e. the US and its allies have clearly decided to increase their commitment to Ukraine. Whatever their intentions a long Western involvement is now more, not less, likely.
This is just cope on the pro-Russia side, but it makes no sense. The truth is that neither side has a realistic exit strategy and both are resorting to escalation as a default strategy in the hope that it will break the stalemate and somehow make a negotiated settlement possible.
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