[adorno]

Let me tell you a secret, Putin holds all the cards...nothing is going to change the trajectory.

Putin is still running a very poor country, with a military which is running out of troops to send to the Ukraine war. Russia has suffered between 30,000 and 40,000 thousand dead soldiers, and military hardware losses worth perhaps 100 billion. That's not the kind of losses which a very poor country can sustain for a long time, and they're still suffering a lot more losses.

Whatever territorial gains Russia makes, they won't be able to keep for long, because, the Ukrainians are not going to give up the fight for their land, and they know the land better than the Russians.

The war won't ever be over for the Ukrainians, and the Russians will continue to suffer losses long after they declare victory over some 'conquered' land areas.

But, you can keep hoping that your buddies in Russia will somehow get the victory they wish. It ain't gonna happen, however.

[bte]

Your are a deadender; countries should not be led by deadenders; see what happens to Ukraine next couple of months. Zelensky thinks the world is going to pay for things or rescue him...it’s SAD but reality is beginning to sink in, Putin should have put the hammer down from the start, instead of instilling this false bravado in them. Even though Ukraine bought this on themselves with western backing and a fool of a leader...even his men fighting are beginning to see it, the normal grunts. SAD.