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6/13/2025, 6:22:50 PM
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> RUSSIA HAS WON THE WAR AND 'DEFEATED' NATO
> The war in Ukraine is effectively over, with Russia on a clear path to achieving its objectives through a grinding war of attrition that has exhausted Ukraine and outlasted Western and NATO resolve.
> The idea that Russia might still lose the war in Ukraine has become a kind of security blanket for Western elites – a comforting illusion clutched in think tanks, editorial pages, and official briefings long after the battlefield realities have changed. We are now well past the phase where optimism could be excused as ignorance.
> The facts are in. Ukraine is exhausted. The West is demoralized. And Russia, despite its many internal challenges, is grinding toward its war aims with brutal consistency.
> All the major structural forces – military, economic, political—are now moving in Russia’s favor. The war is not over, but the outcome is no longer up for grabs.
Article discusses the tactical and strategic / structural characteristics of the Russian military situation and effort, the economic front and the internal political landscape.
> Even in the long term, regime change is a mirage. Putin’s system is designed not for flexibility or innovation, but for endurance. It absorbs shocks. It represses dissent. And above all, it adapts slowly but effectively to strategic realities. This is not a brittle autocracy. It is a modern authoritarian state with deep reservoirs of control – and a clear sense of geopolitical purpose.
> The real fantasy is not that Russia might lose the war. The real fantasy is that anyone in the West still believes in a path to Ukrainian victory. That moment passed long ago – somewhere between the collapse of the 2023 counteroffensive and the current artillery shortages. What we’re witnessing now is not a war of liberation or defense, but a war of inertia.
good read
https://archive.md/E9MuA
> RUSSIA HAS WON THE WAR AND 'DEFEATED' NATO
> The war in Ukraine is effectively over, with Russia on a clear path to achieving its objectives through a grinding war of attrition that has exhausted Ukraine and outlasted Western and NATO resolve.
> The idea that Russia might still lose the war in Ukraine has become a kind of security blanket for Western elites – a comforting illusion clutched in think tanks, editorial pages, and official briefings long after the battlefield realities have changed. We are now well past the phase where optimism could be excused as ignorance.
> The facts are in. Ukraine is exhausted. The West is demoralized. And Russia, despite its many internal challenges, is grinding toward its war aims with brutal consistency.
> All the major structural forces – military, economic, political—are now moving in Russia’s favor. The war is not over, but the outcome is no longer up for grabs.
Article discusses the tactical and strategic / structural characteristics of the Russian military situation and effort, the economic front and the internal political landscape.
> Even in the long term, regime change is a mirage. Putin’s system is designed not for flexibility or innovation, but for endurance. It absorbs shocks. It represses dissent. And above all, it adapts slowly but effectively to strategic realities. This is not a brittle autocracy. It is a modern authoritarian state with deep reservoirs of control – and a clear sense of geopolitical purpose.
> The real fantasy is not that Russia might lose the war. The real fantasy is that anyone in the West still believes in a path to Ukrainian victory. That moment passed long ago – somewhere between the collapse of the 2023 counteroffensive and the current artillery shortages. What we’re witnessing now is not a war of liberation or defense, but a war of inertia.
good read
https://archive.md/E9MuA
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