>>518940576
All NATO countries combined don't have that many shells. Actual airforce is their "artillery".
>>518940656
>Who will provide boots on the ground?
It depends on where will Russia attack. All Baltic countries have different mixup of local and foreign troops.
Until of course you expect Russian ground force to cut deep into NATO territories. Which is just cute.
>>518940696
>Because ukraine doesn't pose a credible threat to Russia
So Russia decides to bleed out from all possible resources for last 4 years because of no "credible threat"? "You keep stabbing me, while I'll keep my gun for that guy who stands over there" - logical as fuck.
>Russia hopes to occupy the area after the fact which they will
Not even biggest optimist in Russia expects them to pass Dnieper. Even less taking Kiev or Lviv.
>Russia is "net importer" of food because they buy expensive things and do not sell expensive things. It's measured in dollars not calories.
Russia imports fucking potatoes for godsake. Russian gov actually banned import of European "fancy" foods like cheeses etc.
>Russian wheat harvest for 2025 was over 90 million tons, which is more than 2024 and enough to feed 400 million people alone.
Where did you get this data from? Most optimistic assumtion is 85mt (which is always overestimated), from which majority is animal feed grade.
I mean Russians will still eat it somehow, but fact is that Russia only becomes net-importer of food in case of crisis. Fact that biggest country in the world ever had to import food is ridiculous on itself.