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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
The problem for Russia is they have now created an implacable enemy with a dagger pointed to their heart, by losing this war they both allow and also force Ukraine to become a sort of East European Israel, constantly training and preparing for war, equipped with the finest weapons the US and west can provide, over the next 5 or 10 years the older Russian gear gets replaced with M1's and F16's and the like.
Russia, even if it never plans another war with Ukraine again will have to deploy the bulk of its armed forces around Ukraine as they will/have now become an existential threat to Russia, this is a strategic #### up we haven't seen since, ironically, Hitler invaded Russia
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I never believed the "Putin's a thug" rhetoric, until this war. Its starting to look like he's hasn't been playing chess with the West, or even checkers by the looks of it. Just riding a wave of western non-aggression as Europe looked to integrate Russia over the last 20yrs. In the end this war looks to be a total wipe out for the current leadership of Russia.