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I really don't think Putin can level Ukraine, his military so far has barely been able to advance on flat roads. They can occupy more cities, though, in a blood
by jonathanstrange 5y ago
I really don't think Putin can level Ukraine, his military so far has barely been able to advance on flat roads. They can occupy more cities, though, in a bloody war of attrition in which the odds are stacked in favor of the defenders. Unfortunately, this war does not seem to end anytime soon.
As for a Marshall plan for Ukraine. If they are able to force Russia to retreat, they'd be in NATO and EU in no time given the current circumstances and there surely would be something like a Marshall plan to build up the country. Personally, I don't think there will be such a win, though. This war is a classical lose-lose scenario and sadly the end result will likely be some kind of eternal cease fire agreement under a never-ending occupation, similar to what was in place since 2014. I think we agree on that.
My hope is that there will be change in Russia, though, maybe in a way that allows Putin to exit in a (from his perspective) reasonable way. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think Putin has planned to and has to stay in complete power of everything until his death.