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It's no longer a question of "If" but when will Russia's war will bring down Putin.
“Putin is losing the war, so prepare for escalation”, reads the title of his most recent assessment. The spring offensive that Moscow was sure would result in a dramatic change in the situation on the battlefield did not achieve the Kremlin’s outcome. Putin’s military suffered some 800 casualties a day and ended up with little on the ground to show for it.
Russia also failed in its primary strategic objective: to break Ukraine’s fortress belt—a chain of well-defended cities and fortifications in the Donetsk region of the Donbas. The attempt to turn the tide of the war in Moscow’s direction fell well short of expectations.
nationalsecurityjournal.org
“Putin is losing the war, so prepare for escalation”, reads the title of his most recent assessment. The spring offensive that Moscow was sure would result in a dramatic change in the situation on the battlefield did not achieve the Kremlin’s outcome. Putin’s military suffered some 800 casualties a day and ended up with little on the ground to show for it.
Russia also failed in its primary strategic objective: to break Ukraine’s fortress belt—a chain of well-defended cities and fortifications in the Donetsk region of the Donbas. The attempt to turn the tide of the war in Moscow’s direction fell well short of expectations.
Putin Is Losing the Ukraine War: Escalation Is Coming
Putin is losing the war. A look at how Ukraine's drone strikes on oil refineries are crippling Russia's economy and why that makes escalation more likely.
nationalsecurityjournal.org
