
Is Russia-Ukraine Spinning Out of Control? (Robert Wright & Anatol Lieven)
Robert Wright's Nonzero
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Ukraine Runs Out of People, Right?
If Putin can sustain mobilization politically, then Ukraine runs out of troops before Russia does. And I would think that would be all the more reason that you see more and more political pressure on the Biden administration to provide more and more sophisticated weapons. The Ukrainians are going to say, hey, we stopped them. They've still got a lot of our territory. Do you or do you not want to teach them a lesson about transport or aggression? It's within your power to give us X, Y, and Z. If Russia looks as if it's going to be completely defeated by new Western weaponry, then there is the risk of a drastic escalation.
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