Russia is starting to lose ground in Ukraine

giuliomagnifico

Without paywall: https://archive.ph/2026.05.18-115301/https://www.economist.c...

Bender

If Russia is truly losing ground and if they see this as an existential threat could this possibly lead to the use of nukes?

sameers

https://archive.ph/QEbgT

Zigurd

Yet another way in which the US has bungled an overseas conflict. The best time to have strongly supported Ukraine was in the past couple of years leading up to this outcome. Now, if Trump somehow can stop gazing lovingly into Putin's eyes, it will be seen as getting on the bandwagon.

imglorp

I'm not at all clear on what Putin gains with expansion. Russia has way more land than they need. Their population has been flat since the 80s. Their military is already depleted and skeletal. Anyone who's played Diplomacy understands that if you spread too thin as you expand into your neighbors, they will keep taking back your gains like we see here. Complete occupation is clearly out of the question at this point, they're going to keep fighting over a stolen sliver here and there. No ego has been satisfied here, nor will it be.

daft_pink

When the war started, I would carefully watch the news and be excited when they would say something like Himars will change the war, etc. Now I’m just convinced it is all propaganda and I blocked those YouTubers from my feed.