I have no idea how anybody thought Ukraine could win anything, seriously.
The goal was never to win. It was simply to bleed an enemy via a proxy war. Operation Cyclone 2.
The winning move was to sue for peace immediately and avert as much devastation as possible
Debatable. After Georgia and Crimea, I’m not sure what the winning move was supposed to be shy of direct confrontation by NATO.
But when the game is to destabilize, eviscerate, and enslave whole nation states - and your regional arch rival has decided to Uno-Reverse-y your Neoliberal strategy - maybe the winning move is to stop playing this shitty, awful game.
The goal was never to win. It was simply to bleed an enemy via a proxy war. Operation Cyclone 2.
Debatable. After Georgia and Crimea, I’m not sure what the winning move was supposed to be shy of direct confrontation by NATO.
But when the game is to destabilize, eviscerate, and enslave whole nation states - and your regional arch rival has decided to Uno-Reverse-y your Neoliberal strategy - maybe the winning move is to stop playing this shitty, awful game.