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Two armies on the brink of exhaustion facing the challenges of 21st century warfare

On that day in March, on his plane back from the Sahel, where the French army was leaving, General Burchard had only one certainty about the war that had just begun in Ukraine. “Russia cannot loseHe says. The Chief of Staff is developing, even if the Ukrainian forces resist, the fighting and destruction will be felt on his territory, not the invader’s. Given its geography and demographics of 140 million people, Russia, a nuclear-armed power, will not be able to collapse against Ukraine, which by definition cannot threaten its adversary’s vital interests. The conflict is not on the same terms for both warring parties.

A few months later, when almost a year has passed, the Ukrainian forces managed to defeat all predictions. They recaptured a part of the occupied territory. Putin’s army has revealed unexpected weaknesses. But losing the war…

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Source: Le Figaro

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