Article 6G44Y Continued support for Ukraine will cost the west less than letting Putin win | Phillip Inman

Continued support for Ukraine will cost the west less than letting Putin win | Phillip Inman

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Donor fatigue is setting in among western states. But a Russian victory would embolden its leader to sow economic chaos

Ukraine's top general has admitted the fightback against Russian aggression has reached a deadlock, and the prospect of a deep and beautiful breakthrough" is unlikely.

A deadlock is exactly what Russian president Vladimir Putin wants, because it allows him to plant the idea of perpetual stalemate in the minds of western leaders who, staring at a difficult economic outlook for 2024, want a settlement.

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