“They are fully mobilized so they can take more casualties than Russia”.
Russian population: 145 million.
Population of Ukraine: 35 million.
Attrition favors Russia much more than Ukraine.
Yes but Putin will have to conscript boys from the Elite in Moscow and St. Petersburg to get more fresh troops in Ukraine. So far, he hasn't done that. Right now, Ukraine is a special military operation. So the Russians think that the war is not really impacting them. But if Putin decides to mobilizes, then that will raise the stakes for everyone. The motivation is there in Ukraine. Russia? Not so sure about that.
I think the Ukrainians are getting close to their breaking point. They are already asking for $600 million to rebuild the country. They want money to rebuild cities the Russians still occupy? It’s funny how they came up with $600 billion, isn’t that what the G7 pledged to put up for new programs?