In Putin’s war, everybody loses

Summary

This article by Peter Layton in The Interpreter makes the following points:

• Russia tried and failed to impose regime change quickly.
• In Luhansk, Russia has a better military supply network than when attacking Belarus.
• Russia has unmotivated soldiers, poor logistics, poor battlefield intelligence, and mostly older equipment. 
• It has lost the battle for Ukrainian hearts and minds.
• Many countries now see Russia as having a poorly performing military.
• The failure of Russian weaponry will reduce export sales.
• Europe is reducing its dependence on Russian energy.
• 2/3rds of NATO and the EU Countries have populations of 10 million or less.
• Countries such as India and Israel that have been ambivalent about supporting Ukraine may be forced by their people to be more supportive of Ukraine.

References

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References from the Web:

• MAY 2022 Russia’s Unlucky Past Has a Stranglehold on Its Future-Carnegie Endowment for international Peace.                 MAY 2022 The Ukraine War: Europe’s Critical Challenge-International Crisis Group
• JUN 2022 The Future Defederation of Russia- Moscow Times
• JUL 2022 The war in Ukraine shows it’s time for a new way to ensure security in Europe-the Conversation         

Source Information: Lowy Institute The

• Article Source:  TheInterpreter: an Australian think tank with a global outlook.
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