I suspect that might be an actual goal. Just look at all the whizz-bangs we've sent over there so far.
“I suspect that might be an actual goal. Just look at all the whizz-bangs we’ve sent over there so far.”
Yep, I’m thinking the same. The Russians figured out that slow-walking Ukraine would result in the West dumping everything they have there, and they likely knew that it would take years to replenish. Gives them a nice ‘window’ to ‘negotiate’ the breakup of NATO.
We fell right into their trap.