The city represents a key Ukrainian forces transportation hub in Donbas, the loss of which could open the way for Russian troops to attack the remaining Ukrainian-held cities in the Donetsk region.
It’s somewhere in between. There is zero way Russia has even the smallest chance against the rest of Europe.
But that doesn’t mean they can’t kill lots more people. And if Europe wants to solve this problem, it means invading my Russia, which despite its many shortcomings is still a nuclear armed nation.
Just because Russia won’t be marching on Paris, Berlin, Warshau or even Vilnius, that doesn’t mean lots of dead Europeans.
It’s somewhere in between. There is zero way Russia has even the smallest chance against the rest of Europe.
But that doesn’t mean they can’t kill lots more people. And if Europe wants to solve this problem, it means invading my Russia, which despite its many shortcomings is still a nuclear armed nation.
Just because Russia won’t be marching on Paris, Berlin, Warshau or even Vilnius, that doesn’t mean lots of dead Europeans.