I would give Russia's military planners just a smidge more credit than to run their supplies down to where they really really need North Korea's howitzers and a

I would give Russia's military planners just a smidge more credit than to run their supplies down to where they really really need North Korea's howitzers and ammo. Russia's military has other potential hotspots to mind, like a coup in Belarus, or Moldova getting Transnistria back. But, in a few months, it is likely to come down to the same thing: Russia will start losing, if not on the front line in Ukraine, then in other peripheral areas like Africa, Middle East, and European clients.