Ukraine can’t win the war with Russia—But that doesn’t mean Kyiv has to lose

It’s time to face the harsh, ground-truth reality: Ukraine cannot militarily defeat Russia.

Ignoring this reality and trying to pretend otherwise carries a great risk of getting more Ukrainian troops killed, more of their cities destroyed, and more land lost to Russia. That doesn’t mean Kyiv needs to surrender, however.

Far from it.

Read at The National Interest

Author

Daniel
Davis

Senior Fellow & Military Expert

Defense Priorities