> People in the west in general fail to understand the fundamental cultural underpinnings that guide Chinese (and largely Russian as well) behaviour on the global stage, causing them to badly miscalculate their steps.
I agree invading Ukraine in 2022 was extreme miscalculation on Russian side. West is now only pouring a little bit of money and weapons just to keep that Ukrainian potato too hot to swallow by Russian mouth. Who could have expected that this keeps going for 3 years with Russia losing essentially its all accumulated military inheritance from USSR time to get what? Few fields in Eastern Ukraine? From perspective of so called West, this is an unexpected strategic victory while doing essentially nothing.
Yes, it’s a free lunch from the “western” perspective, unfortunately sponsored by the blood and suffering of Ukrainian men, women, and children. It’s awful, and the incentives of Ukraines allies are to draw the conflict out as long as possible, squeezing the last of the juice from the Russian potato.
I dearly hope that Europe and the American people will be generous and invest heavily in Ukrainian reconstruction, welcome them into NATO, and help them to prosper from the incredible military legacy they are building with the blood of their people.
One thing that seems sure, the west will keep spoon feeding weapons in only as fast as Russian assets are destroyed. Every bullet costs a spoonful of Ukrainian blood, I only hope that the eventual victory will be worthwhile.
I agree invading Ukraine in 2022 was extreme miscalculation on Russian side. West is now only pouring a little bit of money and weapons just to keep that Ukrainian potato too hot to swallow by Russian mouth. Who could have expected that this keeps going for 3 years with Russia losing essentially its all accumulated military inheritance from USSR time to get what? Few fields in Eastern Ukraine? From perspective of so called West, this is an unexpected strategic victory while doing essentially nothing.