Breathing space via some kind of ceasefire in advance of negotiations is good for both Russia and Ukraine to prep in the events talks break down, but only for Ukraine if they can regroup and re-arm. … (View Post)

Depends what winning is considered to be, doesn't it (View Post)

If Russian plans didn't envisage a full scale occupation but more a strike at the center, an elimination of the best of the Ukrainian military in the east, then a puppet in Kiev then those promi… (View Post)

Reportedly its the Germans and the Italians who are the holdouts on this. Nice to see the old Axis powers sticking together. (View Post)

Possibly but given that's also the Ukrainian military retreat route to then regroup if they can break out of the encirclements. The other possibility as noted downthread is that they don't … (View Post)