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It's mostly a war of attrition now, whoever can hold the stalemate longer than the other before everything unravels will win.
did the west miscalculate the situation by allowing diplomacy to take a backseat and allowing Ukraine to a large plethora of military resources?
a large plethora of military resources
No. The West failed to provide Ukraine with sufficient military resources. While the monetary value of military aid may seem substantial when compared to your bank account, the reality is that Russia possesses greater resources and capabilities.
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It's stalemate at the moment. It's a waiting game for Western support of Ukraine to drop or for something domestically in Russia to fail.
Seems like a stalemate at the moment but it could really go either way from what I can tell. It depends upon if the west will lose interest and cut back on support or if public opinion in Russia wanes towards wanting an end to the war. At the moment it seems neither side is willing to accept the current status quo.
"Defense" companies naturally.
Seems Russia is slowly grinding out Ukraine and if Russia decides to give up at any point or Ukraine negotiates then russia will probably have gained territory.
Raytheon and Lockheed-Martin shareholders. BAE and Rheinmetall investors are probably doing well, too.
I don't think either side will be able to decisively beat the other, but that's not how these things usually end anyway.
Actually, I think it's pretty funny in a sad sort of way that Americans don't get how this is going to go. It's really obvious that Ukraine doesn't need to win, they just need to keep fighting until Russia goes home. Western aid isn't even really making much of a difference in the eventual outcome of the war, it's just reducing the damage that Russia is doing to Ukraine and bring that inevitable end closer faster. We've seen over, and over, and over again that once a group of people actually make up their minds to resist, there is nothing that can stop them. Even if the aggressor can bring overwhelming military superiority they will eventually give up and go home, and Russia can't even do that.
The question isn't who will win. The question is how many war crimes will Putin commit before admitting he lost this war in the second week.
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Russia is successfully and deservedly shitting on all of NATO's weaponry, warfare and weapon manufacturing capabilities. They won the war long ago, now it is just being dragged. I see a lot of western liberal liars in comment section.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/us/politics/russia-sanctions-missile-production.html
Also, I am somewhat concerned of allowing a dictatorship to just erase at itβs convenience a free and democratic country.
Last I checked, Russia did not erase any country. However, Blackrock, a private US firm, is acquiring and selling Ukraine's land. You should be worried about US/NATO-backed Israel terrorist state that is genociding and erasing the country of Palestine.
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