Why Russia’s Offensive Could Be Self-Defeating

Check out my book “How Ukraine Survived“: You can also read it for free by signing up for a Kindle Unlimited trial at (I use affiliate links, meaning I earn a commission when you make a transaction through them. Even if you read for free, you are still supporting the channel.) For the past few months, Russia has dictated the war’s pace on the ground. Although things are currently going well for Moscow, there remains the possibility that further offensive action could be self-defeating---it may only trigger a large-scale backlash from the West. If that seems implausible, we have already experienced it once in the war going the other way. Back in September 2022, Ukraine’s advances induced Russia to mobilize, which is how we arrived at the current situation. Will we see another Catch-22 in action? 0:00 A No-Win Situation for Russia? 1:17 The War’s Current Position 2:36 What Is Russia’s Endgame? 6:06 Flashback: Ukraine’s Catch-22 8:39 Russia’s Current Catch-22 15:41 Will We See the Catch-22? The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement. Media licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 (): By Ministry of Defense of Ukraine: Media licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (): By RIA Novosti: #644461 Media licensed under CC BY 4.0 (): By : By Army Inform By : By :