When Putin said Russia was going to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, he meant for a generation or longer. He has no illusions, or delusions, that can be achieved with a western style “shock and awe” barrage. It has to be achieved by grinding it out on the ground.

And, without the conflict in Ukraine, Russia’s economic and information war against NATO would be over. Grinding it out enables inflicting continued damage on NATO countries without engaging in a conventional conflict. Objectively it appears Putin invited NATO into an ambush, and, in their arrogance they accepted.

Even, when faced with economic suffering and social unrest, NATO countries are too arrogant to reconsider their positions. Instead of choosing to live to fight another day, they continue to deplete their resources and ability to deter conventional aggression, by supplying war materials to Ukraine. Materials that are often summarily destroyed by Russian forces.