{"id":1346852,"date":"2022-02-27T07:56:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T12:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1346852"},"modified":"2022-02-27T08:08:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T13:08:42","slug":"why-russia-is-destined-for-defeat-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-russia-is-destined-for-defeat-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Russia Is Destined for Defeat in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhy-russia-is-destined-for-defeat-in-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1346852&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ukraine-21.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>Why Russia won\u2019t win in Ukraine \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/02\/putin-has-a-problem-the-russian-military-is-struggling-in-ukraine\/\">Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/a> continues his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/02\/russias-war-in-ukraine-meets-just-war-theory\/\">war<\/a> on Ukraine, commentators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/opinion\/articles\/2022-02-25\/putin-can-win-the-battle-in-kyiv-not-the-war-in-ukraine\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/opinion\/articles\/2022-02-25\/putin-can-win-the-battle-in-kyiv-not-the-war-in-ukraine&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1646007198805000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0iqnuV1h6BdRFjSjZ3wMrj\">observe<\/a> that in the end, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2022\/02\/24\/why-putin-will-lose-his-war-on-ukraine\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2022\/02\/24\/why-putin-will-lose-his-war-on-ukraine\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1646007198805000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2chzjIqXd-1fuAG6yQHmRy\">he cannot win<\/a>. He solidified the Ukrainian resolve to resist his aggression. He can never destroy the Ukrainian identity, and if his aim is to occupy the entire country he will\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/world\/russias-snap-invasion-of-ukraine-could-turn-into-a-long-war-vladimir-putin-has-made-a-historic-mistake-1481025\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/world\/russias-snap-invasion-of-ukraine-could-turn-into-a-long-war-vladimir-putin-has-made-a-historic-mistake-1481025&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1646007198805000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1kVy5FBTEc5pU62uzflYXa\">face<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/articles\/ukraine\/2022-02-25\/putins-blunder\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/articles\/ukraine\/2022-02-25\/putins-blunder&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1646007198805000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PLTEDIM77XSzcy7vES921\">protracted resistance<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>All this is true. Yet paradoxically, there is also something defeatist in this observation. The focus on the long-term distracts from our leaders\u2019 failure to help the Ukrainians now. It highlights a sense of collective helplessness at the carnage unfolding before our eyes in what is perhaps our most defining crisis since the end of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/01\/what-if-russia-invaded-europe-during-the-cold-war-this-game-has-answers\/\">Cold War<\/a>. The US Congress put forth a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/congress-oust-russia-security-council-82d71b0e-eea5-45dc-9032-0fd6fc0d9ea3.html\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.axios.com\/congress-oust-russia-security-council-82d71b0e-eea5-45dc-9032-0fd6fc0d9ea3.html&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1646007198805000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0OdDWyd7hcX9eHeaO-kYYb\">resolution<\/a> to kick Russia off the U.N. Security Council\u2014in full knowledge that however desirable, this simply will not happen\u2014shows that policymakers simply do not know what else to do. It also underscores the failure of the U.N. as an institution designed precisely to prevent the naked aggression Putin is displaying today.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing highlights the disconnect between the long-term and present as President Biden\u2019s own words at a recent press conference where he unveiled additional sanctions against the Kremlin.\u00a0 \u201cSome of the most powerful impacts of our actions will come over time\u2026no one expected the sanctions to prevent anything from happening,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2022\/02\/24\/remarks-by-president-biden-on-russias-unprovoked-and-unjustified-attack-on-ukraine\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2022\/02\/24\/remarks-by-president-biden-on-russias-unprovoked-and-unjustified-attack-on-ukraine\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1646007198805000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1nccdqhQ-gop9ClGMdfAF3\">said<\/a>. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/zelensky-eu-leaders-last-time-you-see-me-alive-3447dbc0-620d-4ccc-afad-082e81d7a29f.html\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.axios.com\/zelensky-eu-leaders-last-time-you-see-me-alive-3447dbc0-620d-4ccc-afad-082e81d7a29f.html&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1646007198805000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1O-4tPNufaNtIpnhvNHWOe\">told<\/a>\u00a0EU leaders soon after the announced sanctions, \u201cThis might be the last time you see me alive.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>To be sure, the West did more than simply impose sanctions. During Russia\u2019s build-up in recent weeks, the US and its allies stepped up deliveries of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stimson.org\/2022\/u-s-military-assistance-to-ukraine\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.stimson.org\/2022\/u-s-military-assistance-to-ukraine\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1646007198805000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1KiMyEaxIUmIjD5BWxClks\">lethal and nonlethal military aid<\/a> to Ukraine and are sending more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/additional-military-assistance-for-ukraine\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.state.gov\/additional-military-assistance-for-ukraine\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1646007198805000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2qIRla4oNPOR6ckVEdzmdY\">military aid<\/a> now. For the first time in NATO\u2019s history, the Alliance activated its <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/595876-nato-activates-response-force-for-first-time-in-history\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/595876-nato-activates-response-force-for-first-time-in-history&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1646007198805000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0eQVICAtmQ7JDaNtskXcYj\">Response Force (NRF)<\/a>,\u00a0a multinational force comprised of around 40,000 personnel the alliance can deploy on short notice should that become necessary to protect NATO allies.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is, Biden made it clear that the US will not send troops to Ukraine, as it is not a NATO ally. More to the point, not all aid is created equal. In the absence of such steps as sufficient offensive weaponry, the opportunity for the Ukrainian military to reinforce as Russian forces surround them, along with an imposition of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/02\/f-22-stealth-fighters-how-nato-could-enforce-a-no-fly-zone-over-ukraine\/\">no-fly zone<\/a>, it is hard to see how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/02\/how-to-stage-an-insurgency-in-ukraine-against-russia\/\">Ukrainian military<\/a> can keep holding indefinitely against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/02\/25\/europe\/russia-ukraine-military-comparison-intl\/index.html\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/02\/25\/europe\/russia-ukraine-military-comparison-intl\/index.html&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1646007198805000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1Qj1RYvE5UGlmyvfmfj1UI\">Russia\u2019s bigger military<\/a>, even as it has put up, as expected, fierce resistance and imposed serious casualties on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/02\/why-do-some-americans-dismiss-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-and-praise-putin\/\">Russia<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>We still do not know whether or not Putin\u2019s aim is to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/02\/putins-great-gamble-a-weak-russia-cant-easily-swallow-ukraine\/\">occupy the entire country<\/a> or merely to render Ukraine a destabilized state, occupy key strategic areas, and hold them as buffer zones. But we can surmise that no matter what, the West is likely facing a new world where the US has to rethink European security. This is not an easy challenge and it will hold global implications.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine meanwhile is a true partner to the West, one that shares its most deeply cherished values of freedom and liberty. Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled his country as soon as the Taliban entered Kabul last August. But Ukraine\u2019s President Zelensky chose to stay in Kyiv in the full knowledge that Putin likely has plans to kill him. He, along with his country, embodies the very core of the liberal world order that Putin aims to destroy.\u00a0 \u201cAmerica stands up to bullies. We stand up for freedom. This is who we are,\u201d Biden said in the same press conference where he announced additional sanctions. But is America truly standing up for freedom? Or have its elites gotten so comfortable over the last thirty years in the bubble of peace and prosperity that they forgot how fragile freedom truly is, and what it takes to protect it?\n<\/p>\n<p>If the United States allows Putin to win in Ukraine now, no matter what happens after, it will signal to the world that America has corrupted its purpose, that it lacks courage and moral fortitude to protect, by its own description, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/u-s-ukraine-charter-on-strategic-partnership\/#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20and%20Ukraine%20endorse%20the%202021%20Strategic%20Defense,such%20as%20Black%20Sea%20security%2C\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.state.gov\/u-s-ukraine-charter-on-strategic-partnership\/%23:~:text%3DThe%2520United%2520States%2520and%2520Ukraine%2520endorse%2520the%25202021%2520Strategic%2520Defense,such%2520as%2520Black%2520Sea%2520security%252C&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1646007198805000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0QdFH2q9WlUCu0SEFXVWSJ\">strategic partner<\/a>. This failure will cause enormous damage to US credibility and signal that defying the U.S. is worth the risk because values and interests often go hand in hand. Ukraine for its part will never submit to the Kremlin\u2019s tyranny. But Ukrainians will remember that the West could have done a lot more and chose not to, while Western leaders would have to contend with the fact that their own citizens now live in a far more dangerous world.\n<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninstitute.org\/experts\/anna-borshchevskaya\">Dr. Anna Borshchevskaya<\/a> is a senior fellow at The Washington Institute, focusing on Russia\u2019s policy toward the Middle East. In addition, she is a contributor to Oxford Analytica and a fellow at the European Foundation for Democracy. She was previously with the Atlantic Council and the Peterson Institute for International Economics. A former analyst for a U.S. military contractor in Afghanistan, she has also served as communications director at the American Islamic Congress. Her analysis is published widely in publications such as Foreign Affairs, The Hill, The New Criterion, and the Middle East Quarterly. She is the author of the 2021 book,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Putins-War-Syria-Russian-Americas\/dp\/0755634632\/\">Putin\u2019s War in Syria: Russian Foreign Policy and the Price of America\u2019s Absence<\/a>\u00a0(I.B. Tauris, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing). Until recently, she conducted translation and analysis for the U.S. Army\u2019s Foreign Military Studies Office and its flagship publication,\u00a0Operational Environment Watch, and wrote a foreign affairs column for\u00a0Forbes. She is the author of the February 2016 Institute monograph,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninstitute.org\/node\/3669\">Russia in the Middle East<\/a>. She holds a doctorate from George Mason University.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Russia won\u2019t win in Ukraine \u2013\u00a0As Russian President Vladimir Putin continues his war on Ukraine, commentators observe that in the end, he cannot win. 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