This should be seen as a no-brainer "Meanwhile, the west’s aims are becoming less clear. Is the goal to allow Ukraine to force the Kremlin into peace talks – or try to inflict a more heavy defeat that would risk provoking an unpredictable Russian president?" Your link - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/06/as-ukraine-war-enters-new-phase-can-western-arms-turn-the-tide to any individual anti-needless war.