Even if a miracle does happen in that potential battle for Crimea and Ukraines forces make significant headway, the risk of nuclear reprisals from Russia will be at an all-time high.
The Russo-Ukrainian war is entering its next critical phase. It is a period in which the West must seriously reassess its commitment, as the Russians are not going to surrender or abandon their mission of crushing the Ukrainian state. While the Zelensky government could have been saved a year ago, the arrogance of Western leaders prevented a deal from moving forward.
Alas, the Western side will lose in Ukraine. It just needs to determine how badly it wants to lose. Lets hope there are some real reassessments going on right now in the White House and in Brussels.
Otherwise, we are truly staring down a third world war that will involve nukes and it is a war that the United States is not going to be able to win without destroying itself first, just as the European great powers did in the First World War.
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