When you can liquidate a country of millions of people and turn them into an army completely backed by nearly endless military training, weapons, and military analysts from a whole coalition of many wealthy western countries. Then you have a pretty strong force. I.E. Israel. Despite these odds and often being a much smaller force (at the beginning have 1/3 less forces) Russia has been the one slowly winning the war.

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and NATO stronger?

This will be judged 10 years from now as countries like France and Germany have suffered from this and all will have to relook at how they see their relationship with UK and the USA. Germany for one had a major pipeline bombed by the USA which was an act of war against the German people.

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but Ukraine cannot?

They likely will be able to but they wont be allowed to let NATO put a strategic naval base on Crimea and bases in Ukraine that can threaten Russia.

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Posted by WeeWee

Member since Aug 2012

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Posted on 2/7/24 at 9:59 pm to BlackPawnMartyr

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Despite these odds and often being a much smaller force (at the beginning have 1/3 less forces)

Russia invaded Ukraine with approximately 200,000 troops. The Ukrainian armed forces prior to the invasion consisted of 220,000 personnel total. Which brings up another good question to ask Putin. Why should the Russian people continue to trust you when you mistakenly invaded a country of almost 40 million with only 200,000 troops?

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Russia has been the one slowly winning the war.

The Russians have lost 53% of the total territory that they controlled at the high water mark. The Russians are losing hundreds of soldiers every day to advance < 1km per day or some days do not advance at all around Avdiika? That doesn’t sound like winning to me.

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Posted by AU86

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Posted on 2/7/24 at 10:47 pm to BlackPawnMartyr

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When you can liquidate a country of millions of people and turn them into an army completely backed by nearly endless military training, weapons, and military analysts from a whole coalition of many wealthy western countries.

But I thought all of that aid was stolen and the weapons were sold?