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by radu_floricica 980 days ago
It absolutely is applicable to places like Ukraine, and hopefully will be applied there when the time comes. In Ukraine it is not yet obvious who will win - not only each side thinks they have the advantage, but pretty much most outside observers agree that it's still undecided.

Think about other similar large wars: France surrendered in ww2. Later Germany did as well. Each of those failed to turn into a decade long blood bath. Then Vietnam - US left, the south lost, and Americans are now moving there for retirement.