Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

UKR seems to be doing a fighting retreat to inflict attrition while awaiting Western weapons systems, eventually reaching a point where the balance of power swings to their side. This could fail; we don't know how much UKR itself is being attrited. But it's comprehensible 7/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 3, 2022

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But since then it's been grinding attrition, with WW1 rates of advance at best. So what are the two sides trying to accomplish? I think I get Ukraine's strategy; Russia, not so much 6/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 3, 2022

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RUS more puzzling. At this point they can't believe that missile attacks on civilian targets will break UKR morale, or that occupying a few more square miles of rubble will accomplish much 8/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 3, 2022