The Battle for Ukraine: Putin's Forever War

Experts at a recent Chatham House conclave expressed varying views on the ground situation in the war zone of Ukraine, with many admitting that Ukraine was short of trained soldiers and ammunition. The entire army that NATO trained between 2014 to 2022 in preparation for a Russian attack is dead, and recruits are being thrown into the battle lines with just three weeks of training. Ukraine would need at least 650 modern main battle tanks and 1,000 armed personnel carriers to make a difference. A former senior US Commander argued that the US should send 1,000 Abrams MI tanks to Ukraine. The US is not able to supply more of some critical items of the type required to push back Russia.