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Originally Posted by Samonadreau
Putin has stated multpile times that the only way they stop the invasion is if Ukraine demilitarizes and stays away from Nato. And then Russia will hold on to the land they have occupied plus probably a little more and just force a pro Russian regime in.
Unless Putin is bluffing, Ukraine can't just give up some Territory.
But you are right its in a stalemate and without continued support and funding Ukraine is F'd.
That being said Russia is feeling pains internally from sanctions and prioritizing funding the war. It just may not matter with Putin in power.
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Pretty clear at this point that the sanctions are weak, and that Russia somehow has no issue funding the meat grinder.
I would say its a certainty at this point that there will be a deal that results in no NATO for Ukraine, and Russia keeps whatever territory they have (not sure how much that is), and long-term agreements to not push the issue, blah, blah, blah.
To me everything was over when I started reading things like this.
From a couple months ago.
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As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its third winter, Western regulators enforcing sanctions on Moscow are finally turning their attention to Russia’s production and procurement of weapons and their components. Despite Western export controls on military goods and critical components, Russia has ramped up weapons production all across the board, from the drones and cruise missiles that rain death on Ukrainian civilians to the combat vehicles and artillery used to batter Ukrainian troops at the front. There are abundant reports of newly produced Russian weapons filled with Western components, such as powerful Kinzhal and Iskander missiles made with Texas Instruments chips and German coils.
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https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/09...issiles-chips/
War is good for the military industrial complex, and pretty clear that nobody was going to stop them from making money with this war even if it hurts Ukraine.
If people thought otherwise they were duped, again.