MarkWe’ve overestimated Russia for too long
This perception is perhaps understandable. The steady, day-to-day drip of news from the front line paints a picture of a #war of #attrition, with a larger #Russia and its supposed manpower reserves at a natural advantage.
But this daily snapshot masks a far broader, far more striking reality, which observers in Washington (and elsewhere) would do well to recognize.
https://kyivindependent.com/weve-overestimated-russia-for-too-long/
We've overestimated Russia for too long
The recent anniversary of Russia's expanded invasion, which is now stretching into its fifth year, is as good a time as any to take stock of the state of the war itself. For Ukraine, the fighting remains existential, and it is Ukrainians themselves who continue to suffer and to sacrifice not just on behalf of their own defense, but on behalf of broader stability in Europe. Somehow, though, many Western partners still fail to see one clear fact: that it is Russia, and not Ukraine, who has suffer