The war in #Ukraine, from #Putin's perspective, was supposed to demonstrate #Russia's might, but instead became a display of its decline — not a revival, but national self-destruction.

#Russia has invested enormous resources, people, and political will into aggression against a neighbouring country. But even if it manages to secure the captured territories and exclude #Ukraine from #NATO, #Moscow will only achieve a #Pyrrhic_victory: #Russia's future is destroyed for a few ruined square kms.