cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/46449191

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday Ukraine should agree a deal to end the war with Russia because “Russia is a very big power, and they’re not”

  • whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 day ago

    How much of history do you have to ignore to think a country in a defensive war cannot hold off against a larger army until attrition causes the attacker to withdraw?

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      It can happen but nothing so far has happened here. It has been more than 3 years

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        24 hours ago

        The long length attests to the eventual victory of the defender, not the attacker. Russia leadership thought they could win in days, not years. They’ve had 30,000+ hours and haven’t captured Kiev yet, assuming it’s a lost cause from day 1 is completely unjustified. What reason do you have to believe it was decided from day one?