Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a strategic mistake. Although “Ukraine will not be able to turn back the Russian military,” Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot win “on his preferred terms,” Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage write in a new essay. “The horror of this war will backfire on Putin,” but his defeat “will have come at an incredibly high price”—and the West will be left with the task of rebuilding Ukraine and repairing the international order.
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