I think Russia tried to do a quick strike and topple the government. That didn’t work primarily because of NATO recon that literally had the Ukrainians knowing every move the Russians would make before they knew it.
Then they tried to bring Ukraine to the negotiating table. That worked but came to naught when Boris Johnson made his infamous trip to Kiev the day after a deal was announced.
After that, Russia settled in for the long haul and a war of attrition. Ukraine could never win that and we are not far from their complete collapse, probably. Who knows for sure though? But their defeat is certain.
When it’s done, Russia will control all it wants to the Dnieper and probably Odessa. Poland will once again control Galacia ans what is left of Ukraine will be a tiny landlocked state around Kiev.
Far from the claims of the retards, Russia’s economy is growing at a very healthy clip with a revitalized industrial base capitalized by Russian money that can no longer be invested abroad. The army will be for or five times larger than it was before this started. It will be reequipped and combat tested in revolutionary new tactics involving small drones on a massive scale. And of course, Putin will be more popular than ever.
