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by jasmer 1298 days ago
Russia is definitely taken apart. They may be able to hold that bit of territory with suicidal bodies in trenches, but they are in really bad shape.

They are down to ancient weapons, ancient tanks, their Navy almost entirely defunct.

Most of their 'fast air' remains.

And they are going to have a very difficult time rebuilding with sanctions, and the severe economic problems with talent and resources.

They could 'come back' over a decade but I suggest Europe is becoming ready for that, and without the offer on the table of a nice, juicy, undefended territory, neither Putin nor his successors will have much luck.

It's the ambiguity that's the problem.

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> They could 'come back' over a decade

With what replacement population for their current military age population? No, it's now or never for Russia.

They have enough population.