Now what? Russia has cast aside all pretense and launched a full scale invasion of Ukraine.
Will the world just say, "Tut. Tut. Naughty boy! No pocket money or sweeties for you this week."?
That's about the size of it. Under the best of circumstances, Ukraine would become a popular cause attracting mercenaries and gun nuts eager for a challenge, kind of like Spain's civil war. Ukraine sees itself as having been at war since 2014, and had been under a Putin stooge before that. While many have suggested that Ukraine will defend itself, my own bet is that they will fold quickly to get back to semi-normal (if pathetic, undemocratic) existence.
(Will the US population stop the Republican fascist election subversion that is ending our own democracy?)
China is propping up Russia for all of the sanctions imposed. After Russia is done, China will take Taiwan with Russia’s support because Biden is weak as shit and won’t do a damn thing about it.