I have to give it to Putin, he did put an enormous amount of effort to break up the west.

How so?

Something tells me though that however the Ukraine "deal" ends, it won't be the end of wartime in Europe.

It won't be the end. The West will rearm Ukraine and it will be only the question of time when they start new "Anti-Terrorist Operation" in the Eastern Ukraine.

As far as I read the other day drafting continues in Russia across all Oblasts with large sums of money paid to people signing up. Appeasement never works.

It's not drafting. People signing contracts are volunteers -- Ukraine gave Putin a great gift by invading Kurskaya oblast and really pissing off ordinary Russians.