A long-running energy crisis in the island nation reached a breaking point this week, when government officials said they had run out of reserves.
A long-running energy crisis in the island nation reached a breaking point this week, when government officials said they had run out of reserves.
Again, the idea isn’t necessarily to make Russia lose. It’s to make them fight for a long time.
The problem is the difficulty in determining how long Ukraine can hold out. If Russia conquers Ukraine, it will be much more powerful. Of course, Putin knows this. That’s the reason he’s fighting.
I’m not suggesting that this is a good strategy, or that Russia doesn’t have their own strategy. I predict that if we see Russia begin to convincingly turn the tide (perhaps it has begun) we’ll see renewed aid to Ukraine-- maybe newer fighter planes. In general though, it doesn’t seem like Ukraine could really “win” on the terms they would like. Ultimately, as you mentioned, attrition favors Russia. You need soldiers to hold territory.