Ukraine

Sailorsaint said

Putin or no Putin, Ukraine has the upper hand. This conflict should only end in one way....the complete withdrawal of all Russian forces from Donbas and Crimea. Don't agree to a ceasefire for "talks". Don't make any concessions on how you run your own country in the future. And never, never, believe anything a Russian diplomat tells you implicitly.

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It could end up as a pyrrhic victory for Ukraine. As this article points out Ukraine has still lost significant territory on the South and East. Does Ukraine have the combat power to retake it? I'm not an expert but it would be extremely costly for the Ukrainians as offensive operations cost much more in terms of supply and casualties then defense.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...pc=U531&cvid=02d0b781452d4873a7e2d9ce5d4a0ff3 I think that as some point Russia will "claim" victory and set up puppet states. Ukraine likely won't have the combat power to oppose it.