Tobias, Putin and Russia can’t win. The free world will never forgive them. It may take a while, but Russia’s economy is done. Putin will take his position in history as a pompous dick, right next to Hitler..
Whatever the outcome in Ukraine, he has only proven that he, and Russia, can not be trusted to be civilized neighbors, forcing Finland, Sweden and anyone else on his European borders who is not already part of NATO to seek that protection. It won’t matter what he says, or promises or what agreement he might sign, his word has no value. Anyone who trusts him from here on would be crazy to do so. The border between NATO and Russia is officially a military boundary, and will be that way until he and his ilk are long dead.