“ceasefire”
The Russians are looking for a long-term deal.
The Russians know from the Reagan years that the US Military-Industrial Complex is superior in the long-term over the Russian MIC.
The Russians are not about to let Trump successfully stall for time for Ukraine.
It’s a long-term deal, or Russian forces in Odessa before 2027.
“… The Russians know from the Reagan years that the US Military-Industrial Complex is superior in the long-term over the Russian MIC.…”
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True, but certainly not as superior as it was in 1981 when Reagan began his time in office. In 1981 National Debt was $998 Billion (31% Debt-To-GDP-Ratio) and in 2025 our National Debt has ballooned to about $36,214 Billion with a Debt-To-GDP-Ratio somewhere north of 120%.
Russia has many problems but it has been wise to not burden itself with such a massive national debt.
I think we should avoid overconfidence and I also think the nation we should be most concerned with is China and not Russia.