Three transformational developments since Putin's war against Ukraine
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This week marks six months into Russian President Vladimir Putin's barbaric war against Ukraine. And the Kremlin is poised to stay in the fight for the long haul.
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The Pentagon reportedly assesses Russian forces have suffered at least 80,000 casualties and lost at least 4,000 armored vehicles. Putin is now relying on Wagner Group and other mercenaries to keep up the fight while his military has been forced to deploy Soviet era munitions and tanks because supplies have been seriously degraded and depleted.
But Putin’s propaganda is holding in spite of a poorly devised and executed battle plan, which failed to topple the Zelenskyy government and has resulted in a costly war of attrition. The West’s sanctions have been nowhere nearly potent enough to induce a change in Putin’s strategy. Russia’s energy exports this year have increased almost 40 percent to over $300 billion. NATO provision of military support has kept Ukraine in the fight but not been enough to turn the tide of the war.
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