The Ukraine imbroglio.

After half a year of launching a blitzkrieg invasion of Ukraine, Russia now ostensibly appears to be, as per the majority of the Western analysts, sinking deeper into this quagmire, as Ukraine's resistance has forced Russia's military to a virtual standstill and its image as a fighting force is 'shattered' for the time being. Western analysts are trying to portray Russia's military as an ill-disciplined fighting machine that is equipped with obsolete weapons and supported by an antiquated supply chain and logistical support. Their main argument is that despite six months of fighting, the Russian military, with a horrendous lack of command and control at lower levels, has not been able to move beyond the Donbas, an area which was occupied by the Russian forces in the first few weeks of the invasion. This argument sounds valid when viewed in the backdrop of the 'paralytic halt' in the Russian territorial invasion of Ukraine since March. But the fact is the Russian military is not as 'inept and incompetent' as being projected by the Westerners. With Donetsk and Luhansk predominantly under Russian control and a large swath of southern Ukraine also under Russian occupation, the question is what constitutes a 'loss' for Ukraine and its Western supporters and where will they draw the line?

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Discipline in Russian military units is reported to be at an all-time low. Russia has in six months lost more soldiers than the USSR did in nearly a decade of its attempt to invade Afghanistan. This is also true that there are major supply chain and logistical hindrances that are drastically impeding the ground operations of the Russian army. But, writing off the Russian army altogether as useless war machinery is a little too unrealistic. To move further inside Ukrainian territory and then maintain its control, the Russian army needs massive logistical support that is technically very difficult to execute as well as it will put inordinate financial pressure on The Russian economy, which is already being subjected to the stringent possible international sanctions. Vladimir Putin, knowing well about these limitations, seems to be content with 20 percent of Ukrainian land in southern and eastern parts of the country-perhaps this was a primary objective of his attack on Ukraine. Further invasion of Ukrainian territory is not viable for Russia at the moment-tactically and financially. Historically speaking, the...