I fear the author is right.
There are increasing signs that Putin will soon win the war.
https://www-focus-de.translate.goog/...en&_x_tr_hl=de
It is obvious that more and more Western lead politicians have given the war away. Even before the Orange blockade, Biden and the Democrats did not do all they could, never did.
This war would have needed grim determination, no matter the cost, like Kennedy showed during Kuba. Brutal power, detemrination and the willingness to show it, to leave no doubt on that one is willing to go all the way - thats the only way how you can negotiate with Sovjets/Russians and hope to get away with it. Force. Superior power. Threat.
Muscle. Not smart wording.
Instead: vain roosters parading around the yard with constant cock-a-doodle-doo, believing that this will keep the wolves away. Ridiculous.
Our defence production by now, by given orders, should produce Russian military production into the ground. Instead, there is not even a consensus to do so in the future. Petty disputes over "Petitessen" and narcissistic sensitivities. Pompous talk-slinging.
NATO can no longer be relied on. And that doesn't mean the Trump issue. Article 5 never was anything more than options for individual national actors to chose anything between diplomatic notes and an armoured corps. There never was any mandatory obligation for anything included.
Ridiculous.
Ukraine is done. And its the West's fault. (Also Ukraine's, due to its inner corruption and internal conflicts in the leadership).
Ironically the Russians from beginning on have been the most predictable variable in all this mess.
The torso that will remain of Ukraine, is heavily wounded, abused, dependent, will see millions of citizens gone away, and uncertain longterm economic perspectives to surirve. All this will fall the Europeans on their feet.
And the Russians will come back to their unfinished business sooner or later. 5-10 years.