Daniel Davis Deep Dive Putin Fixated on War Victory, No Matter the Cost /Lt Col Daniel Davis & Andrei Martyanov
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May 28, 2025 
Andrei Martyanov, a military and political analysis expert, shares insights on Russia's fixation on a victorious outcome in the ongoing conflict. He discusses the dissonance between U.S. perceptions and the complex realities of the war, critiquing the understanding of military strategies. The conversation highlights the resilience of the Russian economy amid sanctions, examines NATO's expansion, and its impact on European security, and questions the implications of diplomatic failures on future negotiations.
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Russia's Limited Military Mobilization
- Russia's current conflict is a "special military operation," not a full war with total mobilization.
- Unlike WWII USSR, Russia hasn't fully mobilized its economy or committed all forces to the fight yet.
Russia's War Production Capacity
- Russia has significant reserve industrial and manpower capacity that could be activated quickly in a full war.
- Full mobilization would take about three to four months to ramp up production and deploy millions of reserves.
Europe's Industrial Limitations
- Europe lacks energy and rare earth resources required to match Russia's war production mobilization.
- Even total mobilization would force Europe into draconian conditions and still not reach Russian industrial scale.
