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Originally Posted by Traum
Further to that point, if I were Putin, I would actually have good reason to believe that Russia is going to win the long game. So what if it is a meat grinder now? It isn't like Putin cares about how many Russian soldiers die in the war?
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If that is what you foresee ... then it's even more important for Ukraine and the West to negotiate an end now. Cut your losses and rebuild Ukraine with 80% of the geographical land that you still have.
Russia can't possibly want an economy based on a war with Ukraine for the next 10 yrs with protests and underlying civil unrest.