Question: What has Putin won?
He wanted Ukraine in Moscow's orbit
Nope - he drove Kyiv into the arms of the west
He wanted to degrade NATO and stall its expansion
Nope - NATO has expanded, and it's stronger that ever
He wanted resources and industrial capacity and a warm water seaport
Nope - he can't even keep his shit at Sevastopol now
He wanted to show his power and global reach - that he can go toe-to-toe with anybody
Nope - he can't even go toe-to-toe with a country half the size of Russia, using 45-year-old NATO surplus. And he's lost half his Black Sea Fleet (including a submarine) to a country that doesn't even have an operable navy
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