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
Show threadAndrew 🌻📈⚛🃏📢🗽 XylanderDec 17, 2022
@anneapplebaum For Russia, this is the last war for the next 30 years - they are running out of arms and people.
Russia lost 1.5 mln to COVID, 200k to Ukraine war and 1 mln to last year emigration. From this and the economic crisis the birth rate is collapsing. For the next war, there will be nobody to show.
Show threadJohannes Rohr 🇺🇦 🇪🇺
@duremar @anneapplebaum But let's not forget that #Ukraine is paying a much much higher price still. It needs and will continue to need every bit of support in can possibly get. And we MUST do what we can, that Russia pays for all of it, directly or indirectly.
Dec 17, 2022 at 1:33pmWeb