Russia-Ukraine war outlook for 2024: Arrogant Putin smells blood, seeking Ukraine’s full capitulation
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Moscow’s overwhelming military and economic advantage over Kyiv, coupled with President Biden’s thinking, means more bloodshed, death and destruction in Ukraine in 2024.
Rebekah Koffler is a strategic military intelligence analyst and the author of Putin’s Playbook. She is Managing Editor of an e-mail newsletter for independent thinkers, CutToTheNews.com. Follow her on Twitter @Rebekah0132
Alternatively, and more likely, none of the three sides – Moscow, Kyiv and Washington – would be willing to compromise. In this case, the conflict will grind on until it reaches the threshold when the level of attrition of Ukrainian manpower becomes unacceptable to its citizens – probably in summer, early fall – or till the U.S. government stops sending weapons and money to Kyiv. At that point, active combat operations will gradually transition to low intensity fighting, with occasional flare-ups. And by 2025, the conflict will be "frozen," with no formal peace settlement in place.