Putin’s Troop Call-Up Will Prolong but Not Win War: Experts

Michael Kofman, a defense specialist at the Center for a New American Security, a Washington think tank, cautioned against dismissing the effort. It will help Moscow fortify the current battle lines under heavy pressure from Ukraine fighters backed by Western arms. “It’s clear the Russian military is very vulnerable going into the winter, and actually looking even worse coming out into 2023,” Kofman said Wednesday. “So what it does do is it may extend the Russian ability to sort of sustain this war, but not change the overall trajectory and outcome.”

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