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How Do You Think This War Will End?
I don't foresee this war ending any time soon, says Francis Coppola. Both sides are pursuing total victory as they define it until something fundamentally changes on the battlefield or in the political space. If Putin were to keel over tomorrow then everything would suddenly change and those now calling for peace would look extremely foolish indeed. A decisive Ukrainian victory could prove fatal for Ukraine because panic amongst the West could lead to a forced compromise. The failures of the West to isolate Russia and stop its allies rallying to it may still prove the fatal chink in the armour.
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