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Why Russia's Offensive Could Be Self-Defeating - William Spaniel
For the past few months, Russia has dictated the war's pace on the ground. Although things are currently going well for Moscow, there remains the possibility that further offensive action could be self-defeating---it may only trigger a large-scale backlash from the West. If that seems implausible, we have already experienced it once in the war going the other way. Back in September 2022, Ukraine's advances induced Russia to mobilize, which is how we arrived at the current situation. Will we see another Catch-22 in action?
0:00 A No-Win Situation for Russia?
1:17 The War's Current Position
2:36 What Is Russia's Endgame?
6:06 Flashback: Ukraine's Catch-22
8:39 Russia's Current Catch-22
15:41 Will We See the Catch-22?