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Charging Triceratops

(441 posts) Tue Jan 14, 2025, 09:24 AM Jan 2025

Face the fact: Putin is losing in Ukraine ...

and winning here. Slowly, America is surrendering.

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Face the fact: Putin is losing in Ukraine ... (Original Post) Charging Triceratops Jan 2025 OP

It certainly looks that way! niyad Jan 2025 #1

Even with EU/US arms, Ukraine is being bled dry of manpower and civilians are suffering greatly. Time favors Putin dutch777 Jan 2025 #2

Exactly. He is losing Ukraine, but got the entire US, hook line and sinker. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #3

niyad

(131,530 posts)

1. It certainly looks that way!

Reply to Charging Triceratops (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 09:26 AM

Jan 2025

dutch777

(5,025 posts)

2. Even with EU/US arms, Ukraine is being bled dry of manpower and civilians are suffering greatly. Time favors Putin

Reply to Charging Triceratops (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 09:31 AM

Jan 2025

in that scenario. He may not be able to win militarily in the near term but the west tires of these things and will support a deal that is a bad precedent in the long term just to make the immediate drama go away. It started with Crimea and I am very afraid with Trump in charge it will get worse.

Irish_Dem

(80,764 posts)

3. Exactly. He is losing Ukraine, but got the entire US, hook line and sinker.

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Tue Jan 14, 2025, 09:33 AM

Jan 2025

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