of the spectrum, the maximum definition of the russian victory would be their taking control of the whole of ukraine, including the capital kyiv, replacing president zelensky�*s government, seizing all those expensive western weapons and inflicting a massive humiliation on the west. so, if this war does wind up with the result anywhere within those two boundaries, the minimum and maximum definitions, then russia could still declare it as a victory. so, does this mean that a long war inevitably plays into putin's favour? let's ask professor sam greene who is an expert on russia with kings college london. professor greene, let's dig into what victory means for both sides. for ukraine, it is fairly straight forward, it means restoration of territorial integrity, sovereignty, the absence of russian troops and ideally some idea ofjustice, restoration and retribution from russia, prosecution of war crimes and that sort of thing. a victory for putin is whatever allows him to maintain his power within russia.