Best possible solution is the one that most quickly ends the war.
For me, the lessons of the A-bomb are clear here. If you have a recalcitrant enemy who'll never surrender. You have to show him overwhelming force. You have to show him his situation is hopeless. To be 110% clear, I do not support using nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons to do this. With precision-guided weapons such things are no longer necessary.
But Russia should consider a "shock and awe" campaign to blitz the reported ~60,000 defenders of Bakhmut. The enormous Russian force in Belarus probably needs to be brought into the fight. The West have to see that this proxy war is a failure. The lines on the map have to move.
Best possible solution is the one that most quickly ends the war.
For me, the lessons of the A-bomb are clear here. If you have a recalcitrant enemy who'll never surrender. You have to show him overwhelming force. You have to show him his situation is hopeless. To be 110% clear, I do not support using nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons to do this. With precision-guided weapons such things are no longer necessary.
But Russia should consider a "shock and awe" campaign to blitz the reported ~60,000 defenders of Bakhmut. The enormous Russian force in Belarus probably needs to be brought into the fight. The West have to see that this proxy war is a failure. The lines on the map have to move.