Why Putin may lose:
-Russia has more military resources but is an invader, Ukrainians have more motivation to fight and win.
-Putin has lost all international support that matters and even China is now hesitant.
-Russia has more military resources but is an invader, Ukrainians have more motivation to fight and win.
-Putin has lost all international support that matters and even China is now hesitant.
-Anti NATO Putin campaign is backfiring, Finland and Sweden now want to join.
-in spite of Brexit, UK is acting in close coordination with EU, Europe is united against Putin.
-EU citizens had lost faith in the EU, Putin helps unite the continent against him.
-in spite of Brexit, UK is acting in close coordination with EU, Europe is united against Putin.
-EU citizens had lost faith in the EU, Putin helps unite the continent against him.
-while Putin and Xi share political interests to preserve tyrannies, their economic interests differ. Putin wants oil and gas prices up and is helped by war, Xi wants them down.
-nuclear superiority is useless in urban warfare and that is where Ukraine will take Russia.
-nuclear superiority is useless in urban warfare and that is where Ukraine will take Russia.
-bombing civilian targets has turned Putin into a war criminal joining the ranks of Qaddafi, Saddam Hussein and others.
-Europe's The Hague court will be relentless and go after Putin for the rest of his life in power or out of power.
-Europe's The Hague court will be relentless and go after Putin for the rest of his life in power or out of power.
-Ukraine and Russia are brotherly nations, one is defending its home, the other one invading. Having the moral high ground in a war is extremely important.
-Zelensky is Jewish, Putin's constant accusation that Zelensky is a nazi makes him look weaker and more desperate.
-Zelensky is Jewish, Putin's constant accusation that Zelensky is a nazi makes him look weaker and more desperate.
-the threat of nuclear attack coming from Putin has to be taken seriously and Ukraine is not part of NATO. But NATO countries are 100% with Ukraine and will be able to send financial help to Ukraine. Militarily, Russia spends $70bn a year and NATO $900bn. natowatch.org/newsbriefs/201…
-Thanks to fracking USA has tremendous gas reserves now and can ship them to Europe. Putin runs a gas station of a nation but Europe willingness to buy has gone way down.
-there is a possibility that volunteers from neighboring nations will volunteer to fight with Ukraine.
-there is a possibility that volunteers from neighboring nations will volunteer to fight with Ukraine.
-Syrian refugees were mostly men and Assad won. But in Ukraine refugees are mostly women and children and the men are staying to fight.
-Zelensky and Klitscko are inspiring leaders willing to fight to death, that inspires Ukrainians.
-Zelensky and Klitscko are inspiring leaders willing to fight to death, that inspires Ukrainians.
-while NATO can't bring armies to help Ukraine and Russia is bringing a gigantic army in the attack NATO has better weapons, like air defense systems and they are providing them to Ukraine.
-Russia doesn't make key components of the arms race, like chips, nor consumer goods.
-Russia doesn't make key components of the arms race, like chips, nor consumer goods.
-Putin has been able to amass a $600bn war chest thanks mainly to Germany and Italy buying an enormous amount of its gas, and Europe in general buying its oil. But the invasion already triggered a plan to cut off that dependence washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
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