Combine Putin’s utter lack of scruples/decency/humanity with Russia’s overwhelming military superiority, and the result of the invasion of Ukraine is almost inevitable: Russia “wins”.
However, ultimately, Russia loses; almost as inevitable as its initial “success” is Russia’s eventual failure – an inability to rule Ukraine, the collapse of Russia’s economy, and a decline in the “greatness” of Russia as a “world” power.
This post links to two of the better articles that seek to explain the nature of Putin’s miscalculation, and how “success” can be just another word for failure.
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