True, Russia has run out of prisoners, Wagner is gone, Chechens are disengaging, Belarus is s clear "no", and the rest of the population is unwilling and getting restless.
The Kremlin is too scared to even call it a war, let alone try widespread mobilization. They saw how Prigozhin waltz into Rostov-On-Don and act like a celebrity.
The broader context is that hundreds are now dying annually from heat in Nevada. Many people will die from heat waves, not to mention severe weather, flooding, famine, and human conflict caused by resource shortages.
Russia was essentially allied with the Nazis until Hitler betrayed them. They wouldn't have even met the Allies in Berlin if not for lend-lease from the Americans.
Ukraine definitely has political stability and morale as good advantages. They're also continually getting additional military support as time goes on.
I mean the complex, long-term effects climate change will have on the Earth. We're locked into change for the foreseeable future. At some point the temperature can stabilize, but the cascading impacts will continue for centuries even after it does.
Thank you. It is absolutely being stoked by outside forces, very often on social media.
Random interns are using ChatGPT to excel in their jobs, no doubt the CCP and Kremlin have their own LLMs on social media dividing democratic countries.
One of the big downsides of free, anonymous speech.
Now this is a 420/10 meme