ngl. from what i’ve been seeing russia is having a hard time. anything less than a decisive victory for russia will spell utter humiliation for them. they are fighting a force that isn’t as well equipped as them, smaller numbers, etc. if it ends in a ceasefire or the ukraine holding its own, russia is still getting sanctioned, putin is gonna be disgraced and the economy of his country is gonna be fucked up. i just cannot see this boding well for him unless he achieves a decisive victory and unconditional surrender from the ukraine.