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Robert Farley, National Interest: There Are the 5 Killer Weapons Russia Could Use to Crush Ukraine
Because of Western reticence about transferring lethal arms to Kiev, as well as Ukraine’s dire economic situation, there is no obvious path to overcoming Russia’s military advantages along the border. As long as Russia persists in committing men and weapons to Donetsk and Luhansk, Kiev will struggle to restore order, and recapture its territory. And now with Moscow seemingly pressing Kiev once again with fierce fighting once again taking place, these would be the weapons of choice for Russia.
The smouldering conflict in Ukraine’s eastern provinces has now gone on for more than two years. Although an uneasy status quo has settled on the region, skirmishes continue, and tension periodically run high. With the prospect of open, large scale conventional combat receding, the focus has shifted to the tactics and weapons that either side can use to press the other at the margin, to recapture a sliver of territory, or increase the temperature on the enemy. Here are five kinds of weapons that Russia uses to maintain pressure on eastern Ukraine, and Kiev as a whole.
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WNU Editor: Crushing another army is one thing .... but keeping the territory that one has conquered will be another. In the case of Ukraine .... the east of Ukraine is pro-Russian, but the western part of the country is another story. But this speculation is just that .... speculation. Bottom line .... the Kremlin has no interest in "conquering" Ukraine .... Ukraine is a political and economic mess, and no one in Russia is interested in paying that bill.
