• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOP
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      10 days ago

      Attrition plays in Russia’s favor, and it greatly reduces potential with an open conflict with the west as well. The status quo is that NATO keeps feeding weapons into Ukraine at a faster rate than they can replace them which is leading to demilitarization of NATO itself now.

      • pierre_delecto [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        10 days ago

        That’s a good point, the drain on NATO resources is a benefit to Russia as long as Russia is able to continue in a sustainable manner. Kind of the reverse outcome from the Western intention to set Ukraine up as another 1980s Afghanistan.

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOP
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          Indeed, and it’s also worth keeping in mind that the current state of the war benefits China as well since the US is unable to focus on Asia while stuck in Ukraine. Chinese support has been a big reason for why Russia is doing far better than the west economically right now.