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November 21, 2023
Ukraine can’t win the war with Russia – But that doesn’t mean Kyiv has to lose
By Daniel Davis

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.
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