Unless the rest of the West is going to help Ukraine like France helped America win its revolution, it's just a matter of time. Dictatorships, like Russia is, don't have to worry about unpopular wars and elections, like America did with Vietnam.
That said, I'm not sure the war is actually unpopular in Russia, it's hard to tell.
Less than a 1/3 of the weapons sent actually make it to the front. Russia has the world's most natural resources. The rest of the world can't commit troops without risking escalation. And Russia has a fairly robust intelligence system itself.
Russia takes over Donbass, which already has a population in support of Russia, and some more of the east of the Ukraine, giving itself a Black Sea port.
If you define that as a "win" then yes.
Unless the rest of the West is going to help Ukraine like France helped America win its revolution, it's just a matter of time. Dictatorships, like Russia is, don't have to worry about unpopular wars and elections, like America did with Vietnam.
That said, I'm not sure the war is actually unpopular in Russia, it's hard to tell.
The West is pouring massive amounts of training, hardware, intelligence and funding into Ukraine. Russia has a medium and failing economy.
You think that Russia has any chance of winning this?
Less than a 1/3 of the weapons sent actually make it to the front. Russia has the world's most natural resources. The rest of the world can't commit troops without risking escalation. And Russia has a fairly robust intelligence system itself.
Russia takes over Donbass, which already has a population in support of Russia, and some more of the east of the Ukraine, giving itself a Black Sea port.
If you define that as a "win" then yes.