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Re:Russia's economy has entered the death zone by squidbeak on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @02:48PM (#47052222)
Why do you imagine Ukraine's desire for sovereignty would be exhausted before Russia's stomach for economic hardship? Do you really think the Russia public has the stamina even for the 4 more years it will take them to capture the rest of Donbas?
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Re:Russia's economy has entered the death zone by mdavid626 on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @02:51PM (#47052268)
Russia doesn’t have any other choice, than to continue.

Same applies for the West.

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Re:Russia's economy has entered the death zone by pjc50 on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @02:57PM (#47052380)
Russia can retreat inside its internationally recognized borders and negotiate a ceasefire at any time.
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Re:Russia's economy has entered the death zone by Etherlord87 on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @03:29PM (#47052863)
russia has a choice. putin doesn't.
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Re:Russia's economy has entered the death zone by squidbeak on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @02:55PM (#47052331)
Russia could end the war today if it wanted to.
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Re:Russia's economy has entered the death zone by mdavid626 on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @02:59PM (#47052423)
Same for the West.

If they do, they loose. That sets their position in the world.

Who’d fear them? They can’t even win over a country which is much smaller and weaker than they are.

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Re:Russia's economy has entered the death zone by squidbeak on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @03:07PM (#47052555)
How can the West end the war today?
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Re:Russia's economy has entered the death zone by gzread on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @08:23PM (#47055828)
It could end the war quickly by nuking Ukraine, but I don't think that was the meaning behind the GP.
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Re:Russia's economy has entered the death zone by wiseowise on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @03:42PM (#47053030)
Russia has almost 1 million casualties, West hasn’t even arrived.
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Re:Russia's economy has entered the death zone by nradov on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @03:15PM (#47052671)
Huh? Which "West" are you referring to? No NATO member state has invaded any Russian sovereign territory.
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Re:Russia's economy has entered the death zone by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @03:28PM (#47052853)
Who fears, say, Canada? Lots of countries go on perfectly well without being feared. Russia could, too.

The problem isn't Russia, inherently. The problem is Putin. He cannot survive (probably literally) without being feared.

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