So looks like setting the stage for day one the Ukraine War will be over.
My guess is that the Donbas region will either be independent fully or administratively but more or less a buffer zone. Putin needs an exit that keeps his credibility and Ukraine just needs this to end to begin a century of rebuilding.
Putin's credibility comes from having the most battle hardened army in the world, and redefining the modern concept of land warfare to effectively completely defeat NATO doctrine and equipment. He's beloved at home and the Russians don't have to kidnap old men off the streets to do their "recruiting."
Unlike the United States he doesn't have a credibility problem. The rest of the world knows that Zelensky was trying to detonate the Kursk nuclear power plant. They know we were going to let him do it.
The Russians have no need to accept a white peace, nor the inclination. The Ukies are going to have to surrender.
It was won in a week. We and the British convinced the Ukies that we'd back them to the hilt and it'd let them win. That's why the Ukies didn't surrender in Turkey.
Wars don't mean never taking losses, that's Hollywood horseshit. The Russians are a hard people, they came prepared to absorb and replace losses and they have done so successfully.
And at this point their tech is as good as ours or better, save for in space ISR. Something I once had a personal hand in I might add, so I know this for a fact. Most importantly their tech is reliable and a lot of our stuff is chockablock with proprietary mechanics and prima donna electronics. Their missile tech is a decade ahead of us right now.
So looks like setting the stage for day one the Ukraine War will be over.
My guess is that the Donbas region will either be independent fully or administratively but more or less a buffer zone. Putin needs an exit that keeps his credibility and Ukraine just needs this to end to begin a century of rebuilding.
Putin's credibility comes from having the most battle hardened army in the world, and redefining the modern concept of land warfare to effectively completely defeat NATO doctrine and equipment. He's beloved at home and the Russians don't have to kidnap old men off the streets to do their "recruiting."
Unlike the United States he doesn't have a credibility problem. The rest of the world knows that Zelensky was trying to detonate the Kursk nuclear power plant. They know we were going to let him do it.
The Russians have no need to accept a white peace, nor the inclination. The Ukies are going to have to surrender.
Let's be honest here, Russia fucked up, this SHOULD'VE been won in a week but the Russian military leaders were inept and corrupt and fucked it up.
Russia has lost men and equipment it SHOULD NOT have in this war and their military tech is not even on par with the US's 3rd generation gear.
They're winning by doing the WW1 tactic of creeping artillery and moving troops behind but this is far from a decisive win it should have been.
It was won in a week. We and the British convinced the Ukies that we'd back them to the hilt and it'd let them win. That's why the Ukies didn't surrender in Turkey.
Wars don't mean never taking losses, that's Hollywood horseshit. The Russians are a hard people, they came prepared to absorb and replace losses and they have done so successfully.
And at this point their tech is as good as ours or better, save for in space ISR. Something I once had a personal hand in I might add, so I know this for a fact. Most importantly their tech is reliable and a lot of our stuff is chockablock with proprietary mechanics and prima donna electronics. Their missile tech is a decade ahead of us right now.
Laughs in DARPA which is essentially what happens when you give engineers cocaine, meth and a bottomless budget...
No one in the world STILL has a fighter on par with the F22 which is around two decades old.
But we don't even give UA our good stuff?