Chris Christie: U.S. Must Arm Ukraine Until They Win the War

In other words, you can see no way Russia can "win" without nuclear war. Interesting.
It mostly depends on your definition of the word "victory", but Russia can win without nuclear war in the special operation or in the local war. And, if nobody escalates, she will win quite soon.
What do I say - Russia can not be defeated without nuclear weapons. And the USA don't have enough of them.
 
It mostly depends on your definition of the word "victory", but Russia can win without nuclear war in the special operation or in the local war. And, if nobody escalates, she will win quite soon.
What do I say - Russia can not be defeated without nuclear weapons. And the USA don't have enough of them.
More gibberish. Since its initial gains at the beginning of the war, Russia has been unable to advance more than a few km and has never had enough infantry in Ukraine to significantly expand the territory it initially captured. From day one, Putin's only hope of controlling Ukraine was that Ukraine would be become convinced it couldn't prevail and just surrender, and your babbling about nuclear war shows that you also have given up hope of a Russian victory.
 
More gibberish. Since its initial gains at the beginning of the war, Russia has been unable to advance more than a few km and has never had enough infantry in Ukraine to significantly expand the territory it initially captured. From day one, Putin's only hope of controlling Ukraine was that Ukraine would be become convinced it couldn't prevail and just surrender, and your babbling about nuclear war shows that you also have given up hope of a Russian victory.
This special operation is not, and never has been about territory. It is about people. Mostly about killing Ukrainian (and other European) Nazies with minimal collateral damage. While Kievan regime sends them on Russian minefields and under their artillery strikes, while the Russians can kill them in the field without destroying cities and killing too much women and children - it's ok for them. They are not trying to bite more than they can chew for now. When more Ukrainians killed - they will take their almost undamaged cities. And, then, highly likely, they will attack Poland and/or Baltic states.
 
This special operation is not, and never has been about territory. It is about people. Mostly about killing Ukrainian (and other European) Nazies with minimal collateral damage. While Kievan regime sends them on Russian minefields and under their artillery strikes, while the Russians can kill them in the field without destroying cities and killing too much women and children - it's ok for them. They are not trying to bite more than they can chew for now. When more Ukrainians killed - they will take their almost undamaged cities. And, then, highly likely, they will attack Poland and/or Baltic states.
So now you're you're saying it's not that Russia can't win in Ukraine, it's that Russia never really wanted to win.
 
So now you're you're saying it's not that Russia can't win in Ukraine, it's that Russia never really wanted to win.
As I said, it all depends on your definition of the word "victory". The goals, declared by Russia were quite simple:
1. Denazification.
2. Demilitarization.
3. Neutral status.

Russia is doing it quite well (may be even better than in the case of Zelenskiy's surrender in February of 2022).

Many thousands of Nazies are killed, plenty of NATO vehicles destroyed, Ukraine is not in NATO, and, as a little bonus, Russia got land bridge to Crimea and increased wealth of Russian households.
 
As I said, it all depends on your definition of the word "victory". The goals, declared by Russia were quite simple:
1. Denazification.
2. Demilitarization.
3. Neutral status.

Russia is doing it quite well (may be even better than in the case of Zelenskiy's surrender in February of 2022).

Many thousands of Nazies are killed, plenty of NATO vehicles destroyed, Ukraine is not in NATO, and, as a little bonus, Russia got land bridge to Crimea and increased wealth of Russian households.
I see, so you would call Russian soldiers running from advancing Ukrainian troops in the southeast and victory retreat.
 
I see, so you would call Russian soldiers running from advancing Ukrainian troops in the southeast and victory retreat.
Why not? Back in 1941, 1812, 1709, 1614 and so on, they have been luring their enemies in the deepness of their land and then had them defeated. They can continue exchange one Ukrainian village for one Ukrainian regiment (or even brigade) and still win.
 
Why not? Back in 1941, 1812, 1709, 1614 and so on, they have been luring their enemies in the deepness of their land and then had them defeated. They can continue exchange one Ukrainian village for one Ukrainian regiment (or even brigade) and still win.
So now you're saying the currant Russian retreat will continue all the way into deepest Russia in the hope of luring the Ukrainians to invade?
 
So now you're saying the currant Russian retreat will continue all the way into deepest Russia in the hope of luring the Ukrainians to invade?
No. I'm saying that on some circumstances the Russians can advance, in some - they can retreat. Right now, when the Junta just send their cannon fodder on minefields - Russia allow them to do so. In few weeks, highly likely, active assaults will become impossible, and the Russians will prepare to their assault in 2024. And highly likely this assault will be from another direction.
 
No. I'm saying that on some circumstances the Russians can advance, in some - they can retreat. Right now, when the Junta just send their cannon fodder on minefields - Russia allow them to do so. In few weeks, highly likely, active assaults will become impossible, and the Russians will prepare to their assault in 2024. And highly likely this assault will be from another direction.
The minefields are being cleared and after taking Robotyne, Ukraine now has access to unmined roads the Russians had previously been using. Access to these roads will allow the AFU to advance more quickly and the loss of access to these roads will make it more difficult for the Russians to move troops and weapons.

The next 2 or 3 weeks should tell the whole story, but right now it looks like the AFU will take Melitopol soon, effectively cutting off the land bridge to Crimea, and severely limiting Russia's ability to move troops and weapons in the southeast, and might even make it to Mariupol before winter sets in.
 
The minefields are being cleared and after taking Robotyne, Ukraine now has access to unmined roads the Russians had previously been using. Access to these roads will allow the AFU to advance more quickly and the loss of access to these roads will make it more difficult for the Russians to move troops and weapons.
Sure, not. Rabotino still contested, and it's quite before even the first line of Russian defense. What is even more important - UAF can't widen the breach enough for advance of the main forces, and even they were able to do it - the Russsians won't stay at place.

The next 2 or 3 weeks should tell the whole story, but right now it looks like the AFU will take Melitopol soon, effectively cutting off the land bridge to Crimea, and severely limiting Russia's ability to move troops and weapons in the southeast, and might even make it to Mariupol before winter sets in.
Surely not, but even in this case (or even in the case of taking Belgorod, Rostov and Voronezh), they won't win. If there will be choice between:
1) leave Mariupol and sign the peace and
2) ecalate conflict to the level "local war" and destroy Ukraine - the Russians will choose latter.
 

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