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Should Ukraine... just keep going? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by Alpha71@lemmy.world to c/globalpolitics@lemmy.world

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Ukraine is making massive headway against Russia right now. Putin's forces are crumbling all over the front line. So my question is this.

Should Ukraine keep hammering Russia even after they have regained all of their territory?

Because all Putin will do is lick his wounds and rebuild. (if his own people haven't taken him out that is)

I'm not saying stepping onto Russian soil, but simply continue to destroy Russia's military until they're so broken they will never recover quickly. If at all.

What do you think?

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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Keep going, or at least credibly threaten to, russia will not back down otherwise.

Once russia stops their offensive then ok, but then there is the issue that russia can barely sustain an offensive anymore and is resorting to terrorism/lobbing bombs at Ukrainian civilian centers from behind their devastated frontlines.

Yes you can get really good at shooting them down, but at a certain point you do need to punch russia in the face as there is no other way to stop it.

I don't think Ukraine occupying parts of russia long term would be a good idea, it would create a huge opening for world powers to backstab Ukraine by saying that the war is all relative now since both sides are taking territory blah blah blah but that isn't my choice to make.