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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, meaning the war has now lasted 119 days and counting.
It’s turning into a war of attrition, and as Russia expert Matthew Sussex writes today, it’s likely to grind on for the foreseeable future.
Sussex says this plays directly into Russian president Vladimir Putin’s strategy of waiting out the West. He argues Putin has previously assumed, correctly, that the West has a low appetite for protracted conflict.
This carries the danger that the Ukraine invasion will slowly drop off the international radar.
So, Sussex argues, there are three key reasons why it’s in NATO members’ interests to meet Ukraine’s military requests, adding: “It’s critical to show Putin that escalation comes with real costs: something Western leaders have shied away from for decades.”
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Liam Petterson
Deputy Editor, Politics + Society
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Matthew Sussex, Australian National University
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Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham; Anastasiya Bayok, University of Hamburg
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Vic Satzewich, McMaster University; Ivan Kozachenko, Jagiellonian University
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Sarah Wayland, University of New England
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Michael Grose, CSIRO
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Adam Kleczkowski, University of Strathclyde
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
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Health + Medicine
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Amy Chan, University of Auckland
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Science + Technology
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Timo Rissanen, University of Technology Sydney
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Environment + Energy
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Education
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