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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
Their capabilities would be no more diminished than they are now and they're still being aggressive. The obvious issue is Putin will keep poking at Ukraine whenever his stick is pointy enough to do damage and he won't stop. Whether or not he'll likely be successful seems not to matter. I'm sure the Ukrainians are not eager to have another war, even if it's winnable.
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Which is essentially exactly my point. It isnt about 'this' fight, its about ending the conflict so there isnt a 'next' fight.
This is Putin's shot. If they made peace tomorrow and gave Russia everything they wanted, they're still going to try again although Putin will probably be dead.
And I do think their capabilities would be heavily diminished. They already are, and we've seen how far lacking their capabilities and materiel are in comparison with NATO.