Sure - conflicts aren't resolved in one sitting. That the Ukrainian and Russian governments are coming together to initiate talks is a good indicator that both sides prefer a negotiated settlement than continuing with Clausewitz's reciprocal actions until one or the other is destroyed. At some point, they will come to terms, whatever they determine those terms to be.
Probably. The problem is that the Russians are in a position where they can continue escalating the conflict with minimal internal costs.An announcement that weapons are coming would cause Vlad to have a kiniption and threaten all sorts of things.
No - but he could probably double the amount of Russian soliders operating in Ukraine.But he ain't gonna start WWIII over some anti-tank missiles.
Interesting you should say that and then also claim that Russian state control of the media distorts the public's perceptions of the actual costs to the state. So how do you reconcile those two points?And with money and weapons to the Ukrainians the potential Russki body count goes way up. That is one thing Vlad hasn't had to deal with yet, lots of actual Russki soldiers getting killed.
Things change for who?But if their contract professional soldiers start dying, things change.
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