The positional war in Ukraine is not a stable stalemate. Ukraine can still win. But Russia can win, too, if Western support is cut. Western support for Ukraine is preventing Russia from conducting large-scale mechanized advances and bombing campaigns, but it is not currently enough to offset Russia’s advantages in size, manpower, and military potential and allow Ukraine to win. Curtailing or cutting aid to Ukraine will at best allow Russia to make significant battlefield gains and at worst allow it to take total control of Ukraine. So long as Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks he can win, he will continue to pursue the complete conquest of Ukraine. Showing Putin that the West is committed to helping Ukraine win by giving it what it needs to conduct successful large-scale advances is the fastest way to end this war.
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