It has been a while, and I would like to present my current take on the conflict. First off, many observers still view the SMO in classical western terms: Take and hold territory. Take and hold is (was?) typical western because the dominance of the west over the rest of the world in military terms was so high. Russians -so it seems to me- take another approach: demonstrate power (by destroying the other’s army) and then go to the negotiation table to settle on who gets what.
Ukraine - where are we now?
Ukraine - where are we now?
Ukraine - where are we now?
It has been a while, and I would like to present my current take on the conflict. First off, many observers still view the SMO in classical western terms: Take and hold territory. Take and hold is (was?) typical western because the dominance of the west over the rest of the world in military terms was so high. Russians -so it seems to me- take another approach: demonstrate power (by destroying the other’s army) and then go to the negotiation table to settle on who gets what.