Putin’s leaked position at the start of this(read: take with truck of dubious salt) is that Russia had a potential armed forces pool of 25 million people.
As far as I understand that statement, until he burns through most of that, he likely won’t see himself as losing.
Have to admit its a smart play from the orks.
Rebase the western position to your previous position by convincing a narcissistic senile moron to adopt it.
Move your new position to complete takeover of Ukraine.
Agree to “compromise” on a new agreement that is considerably better for you than your original position.
Rhetorically it’s clever, sure, but effectively it amounts to demanding unconditional surrender or else they’ll continue to lose until demands are met
Putin’s leaked position at the start of this(read: take with truck of dubious salt) is that Russia had a potential armed forces pool of 25 million people.
As far as I understand that statement, until he burns through most of that, he likely won’t see himself as losing.