@PenalverJulio1 @lnedos @SamRamani2 The longer the war goes on, the worse it is for everybody. I believe that #Russia is looking at the battlefield as only ONE theater in this war. Another theater is the domestic politics of western countries: the higher costs of transportation & heating in the west WILL 1/ @PenalverJulio1 @lnedos @SamRamani2 cause them to back off OR result in economic harm (this has already occurred in #Germany, where factories have reduced production). #Russia believes that a restive domestic population will decrease support for #Ukraine.

Another theater is the geostrategic alliances that 2/