How does this end? Or does it? Russia is not going to withdraw to the same borders as before the Special Military Operation and the US/NATO/EU will not surrender Ukraine or the Eastern Half of Ukraine. Do we plan for WWIII? The entire World is rioting due to Energy and Food prices and Russia is being used as the blame— even heard a “conservative” TV host appalled that Russia shut off fuel supplies to Germany and Europe while those same fuel benefactors supply weapons to the ones killing Russians. The World is on fire and we have a front row seat to history being made.
You normally do not "surrender" what is taken from you---which you have no right to possess. It is a useless category. The West will have to sit there and suffer a fait accompli, powerless to do anything. With the collapse of the Ukrainian military will come the collapse of the Zelensky regime as the oligarchs and the Z-man escape to other nations. Western influence will have no tools left to control. The rump of Ukraine will be embroiled in civil strife as competitors seek power and Poland seeks to regain territory in western Ukraine. Russia may welcome any bordering provinces that are willing to abandon pride and embrace peace and order, even under Russian rule.
Interesting take on the situation. Imo Ukraine is the pawn being used to weaken the conventional militaries of Europe. If the European militaries are weakened to the point of non-readiness—will the conflict stop at Ukraine?
Once Ukraine is neutralized and pacified, Russia's strategic objectives will have been realized. The question is whether the West will goad Poland or the Baltic states into continuing the trouble.
How does this end? Or does it? Russia is not going to withdraw to the same borders as before the Special Military Operation and the US/NATO/EU will not surrender Ukraine or the Eastern Half of Ukraine. Do we plan for WWIII? The entire World is rioting due to Energy and Food prices and Russia is being used as the blame— even heard a “conservative” TV host appalled that Russia shut off fuel supplies to Germany and Europe while those same fuel benefactors supply weapons to the ones killing Russians. The World is on fire and we have a front row seat to history being made.
You normally do not "surrender" what is taken from you---which you have no right to possess. It is a useless category. The West will have to sit there and suffer a fait accompli, powerless to do anything. With the collapse of the Ukrainian military will come the collapse of the Zelensky regime as the oligarchs and the Z-man escape to other nations. Western influence will have no tools left to control. The rump of Ukraine will be embroiled in civil strife as competitors seek power and Poland seeks to regain territory in western Ukraine. Russia may welcome any bordering provinces that are willing to abandon pride and embrace peace and order, even under Russian rule.
Interesting take on the situation. Imo Ukraine is the pawn being used to weaken the conventional militaries of Europe. If the European militaries are weakened to the point of non-readiness—will the conflict stop at Ukraine?
Once Ukraine is neutralized and pacified, Russia's strategic objectives will have been realized. The question is whether the West will goad Poland or the Baltic states into continuing the trouble.