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Originally Posted by mapuc
None of us common people know what Putin will do, when he understand he has lost the war ?
If he lose, he still have the possibility to order general mobilization as a last thing.
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So another 450,000 Russian military personnel and over 10,000 Russian armoured vehicles will bring victory this time?
The mood now is that the Russians can go on like this forever, but they can't. They are really reaching their limits. Together we have economies 250 times the size of the Ukrainian economy, and we are 25 times the size of the Russian economy. This war will go on for a while, start by increasing our defence, spending a little bit for artillery shells. Ukraine is a very traditional war. It depends on the artillery whether or not people die at the front. Many artillery shells are made in Europe, but because of existing orders they are sent to other continents! In a wartime like now, I think there should be a little less capitalism and a little more state planning about strategic supplies like artillery.
This also applies to the US, the US has many Patriot anti-aircraft batteries stored in Western depots, but they are not used there. Germany could provide Taurus missiles with which to hit Russian logistics behind the lines. A Ukrainian long-range strike capability is now the only way to prevent a summer offensive. In the US especially, but also in general, too much is spent on incredibly complicated and expensive defence platforms, whereas now in Ukraine sometimes just ammunition, bulletproof vests and other simple items are needed.