The war is over when the Russians understand that they can't win. Last week's summits did not help us reach that point

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https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2025/08/peace-ukraine-not-real-estate-deal/683935/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK3-t2Vye_YlM2t5JWRPpEvIk

Peace in Ukraine Is Not a Real-Estate Deal

“This war is over when the Russians understand that they can’t win.”

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@anneapplebaum I disagree. The war will end when Russian economy collapses, so that they can't deliver any supplies for the front lines. Understanding doesn't work in a dictatorship: those who understand the imminent catastrophe are either dead or silent.
@anneapplebaum One Russian needs to understand that.
@anneapplebaum
Donald: You are too much for me Vlad, you <deleted>!
I wish I knew how to quit you.
@anneapplebaum There's no point in talking to Putin. The only option is to force him to withdraw.
@anneapplebaum there is no’ winning’ and ‘losing’. There are periods where it is advantageous to fight and there are periods when it is not.