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Russia literally just needs to say "okay we're leaving" and then leave and the war is over. Wtf are you talking about?
One party here is banking on the de-escalation tactics of the other to play the situation in their favor. Continuing course with peace tactics knowing the other guy is playing you is not de-escalation
A typical Ukrainian family would recognise that if Russia is allowed to keep a meaningful amount of the territory it's gained, it'll be in Russia's interests to use a peace deal as an opportunity to rebuild equipment, recruit and train more personnel, and then invade one of its neighbours (potentially Ukraine again) in a few years.
Western powers being afraid to escalate during the invasion of Crimea directly encouraged Russia to start it's current invasion of the rest of Ukraine. Fear of escalation leads to more loss of life if you think more than a few months ahead.