WTH: Russia is Weaker Than Most Believe. George Barros Explains

Many who follow Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have come to the
same conclusion: Russia can defeat Ukraine with its “incredible”
strength. However, Russia is much weaker than even many in the
American media let on. The Russian military is bleeding troops
for minor gains on the battlefield, running out of men to fight,
and has so little equipment it’s turning to movie studios to
recoup donated Soviet military equipment from the 1950s. How long
can Putin continue his illegal war on Ukraine? How can Trump
leverage Russia’s weakness to bring Putin to the negotiating
table?


George Barros is the Russia Team & Geospatial Intelligence
Team Lead on the Russia and Ukraine portfolio at the Institute
for the Study of War. George’s work focuses on open-source
research and geospatial analysis of Russia’s war in Ukraine,
Russian information operations, and Ukrainian politics. Prior to
joining ISW, he worked in the U.S. House of Representatives as an
advisor on Ukraine and Russia for a member of the Foreign Affairs
Committee.


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