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Originally Posted by Pierre
Yes it will, and probably then some. Interesting to know how long “ought to” was projected to be, and what “significantly longer” is?
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With the right equipment, Ukraine could have made significant advances into Russian held areas during 2023. They will get some of that equipment - F16s - later this year. Manoeuvre becomes more viable in 2025.
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Will it? No problem then, it’s all in Ukraines hands then.
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By no means. Ukraine still requires vast ammunition stocks in order to stabilise the front lines. The willingness of Western governments is crucial. If the logjam in the US congress has a silver lining, it is that Europe has begun to see the US as possibly unreliable. European efforts to speed up weapons manufacture and delivery is ramping up.
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Russia should give it up as a bad job then, I’m sure they will.
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Putin is all-in. He can’t give up now, and won’t. Others will force him, once the cost to them of supporting him manifestly outweighs the cost to them of opposing him. That’s how it has always worked in Russia.