I am curious what would be the Story IF Putin does not invade in the next week. I'm sure it will be something about how the sanctions threats worked etc. In reality, I'm not sure how we could be so certain he's about to invade, even if troops are moving towards jump off positions. Obviously, I hope he doesn't, and still think he won't.
But that is more guess than judgment.
I expect another round of negotiations shortly. Putin may agree to hold talks somewhere. Maybe he's all in with a pair of 3s. How much of a concession would the West grant to forestall an invasion (or pretext of one)????