There was plenty of evidence that this was the likely outcome of this offensive months before it even started. Why tf did they go ahead with it anyway?
I remember discussing the Russian advantage on reddit back in January, including them building defensive lines and the general imbalance in equipment, especially artillery and ammo, as well as the fact that Russia had caught up in troop numbers by that point. I had western sources for these numbers.
You wouldn’t believe the level of hate and name-calling I received for pointing this out and saying they should negotiate. But apparently I was the one spewing propaganda.
I read/heard an interesting conspiracy theory the other day: The west didn’t want to fully topple the Putin regime in case the power vacuum brought out something worse (Prighozin and his Nazi’s armed with nukes).
Perhaps they held back just to grind down the Russian army at the expense of the UA.
I don’t think Ukraine alone can beat Russia back either but I also don’t think they should negotiate. Negotiation would only be a huge win for Russia. If they gain any ground they’ll see it simply as the price of the land and invade again once they saved enough to pay again.
Honestly, the best bet would be for Ukraine to gain an active ally. Someone who can put boots on the ground and push Russia back. The US could obviously steam roll Russia back but if that happened it’d be likely Russia would trigger a larger war.
You want to send even more conscripts into these defense lines while risking some other country getting bombed? You do realize that this will not magically fix the artillery and ammo shortage, and that Russia can mobilize even more troops as well?
There was plenty of evidence that this was the likely outcome of this offensive months before it even started. Why tf did they go ahead with it anyway?
I remember discussing the Russian advantage on reddit back in January, including them building defensive lines and the general imbalance in equipment, especially artillery and ammo, as well as the fact that Russia had caught up in troop numbers by that point. I had western sources for these numbers.
You wouldn’t believe the level of hate and name-calling I received for pointing this out and saying they should negotiate. But apparently I was the one spewing propaganda.
I read/heard an interesting conspiracy theory the other day: The west didn’t want to fully topple the Putin regime in case the power vacuum brought out something worse (Prighozin and his Nazi’s armed with nukes).
Perhaps they held back just to grind down the Russian army at the expense of the UA.
I don’t think Ukraine alone can beat Russia back either but I also don’t think they should negotiate. Negotiation would only be a huge win for Russia. If they gain any ground they’ll see it simply as the price of the land and invade again once they saved enough to pay again.
Honestly, the best bet would be for Ukraine to gain an active ally. Someone who can put boots on the ground and push Russia back. The US could obviously steam roll Russia back but if that happened it’d be likely Russia would trigger a larger war.
You want to send even more conscripts into these defense lines while risking some other country getting bombed? You do realize that this will not magically fix the artillery and ammo shortage, and that Russia can mobilize even more troops as well?
“the best bet would be for” … “a larger war” ?
🤦
So what, you are in favor of Ukraine just surrendering?