Anne ApplebaumDec 17, 2022
This is very good, on Russia's military failures. But it also doesn't suggest they will stop fighting anytime soon
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/16/world/europe/russia-putin-war-failures-ukraine.html
How Putin’s War in Ukraine Became a Catastrophe for Russia

Secret battle plans, intercepted communications and Russian soldiers explain how a “walk in the park” became a catastrophe for Russia.

The New York Times
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@anneapplebaum Time is on Putin's side. He just needs to outlast US support and he knows it.
Dec 17, 2022 at 1:03pmWeb
Show threadMatěj Cepl 🇪🇺 🇨🇿 🇺🇦Dec 17, 2022
@MilosMusings @anneapplebaum It is not. He is running out of the material (remember, they are using stuff from 1960s now, how long will they need to replenish it?), his economy is slowly collapsing (you know those talks that sanctions will take time to bite … yeah, that’s now), and with the rate of 500+ dead soliders a day, they will eventually break. Not mentioning, we still don’t know how well they are really prepared for winter. #Ukraine