Parallels between Cyprus Conflict and Ukraine

I once compared social issues in Ukraine to a Northern Ireland question and Troubles that came out of it. That is a good comparison yet to better understand the problem perhaps another one is needed.

Another possibly more accurate comparison would be Cyprus issue where Turkey interfered against independent Cypriot government in defense of Turks in Cyprus.

Differences between Greek and Turkish Cypriots eventually resulted in violence. Eventually Greeks decided to exterminate all Turks on the island.

In Ukraine case, Ukrainians did not plan to genocide Russophones like Greek Cypriots did. Putin however claims that they planned to do just that and fabricated evidence to that end.

In both cases it resulted in military intervention. Turkey invaded Cyprus and Russia invaded Ukraine.

End result is similar to Cyprus, Turkey carved unrecognized Turkish Republic of Norther Cyprus. Russia annexed parts of Ukraine. All that is left is to build a DMZ out of current line of military control on the ground and call it a day.

Russia cannot advance any further in Ukraine, Ukraine cannot advance either. Both are good at defending, so people die but frontlines do not more. In many places DMZ level defenses are already in place along the line of contact.