| Yes. USA won the Revolutionary War vs the British in 1776, while desperately asking / begging for aid from France. When the Soviets beat the Nazis on the Eastern front, they were also receiving gross amounts of aid / US Liberty ships to rebuild their stockpiles (from USA / Lend Lease program). The question of winning vs losing can be determined by roughly the strength, and determination, of the armies involved. Indeed, weapon-shipments are an advantage in a war, not a disadvantage. Its pretty silly to suggest otherwise. ---------- The real measure of the strength of the armies can be seen in the front lines. Russia has a complete inability to do anything about HIMARS, and instead sends cruise missiles to Kyiv cause they're too stupid to find the HIMARS. Around 100 cruise missiles, none of them hitting any of the 12 HIMARS that have caused them so much grief over the last 3 months. ------ This annexation of Ukrainian territory will be remembered just as the Reichskommissariat Ukraine was remembered. A temporary setback that ultimately cost the German Army everything. The war doesn't end because some leader somewhere makes a declaration. The war ends when the armies both decide to stop fighting. There's nothing that Russia has done here that encourages the Ukrainian Army to give up. |