| ID | 192454 |
| Title Proper | Strategies Race Between Russia and the West |
| Other Title Information | an Adaptability Test? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kramarenko, A. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | THERE is no longer any doubt that the Western blitzkrieg in Ukraine has failed phenomenally. The seven-year rearmament of Ukraine, comparable to the appeasement policy toward Nazi Germany (in order to provide it with sufficient military resources for an attack on the USSR), combined with a sharp increase in sanctions-based pressure on Moscow (all its impact came from the initial sanctions packages) could not bring down the Russian economy in the first 18 to 24 months of the SMO [Special Military Operation]. Thus, they were unable to destabilize the domestic political situation in the country or create conditions for "regime change" and the subsequent dismemberment of the country as a form of the "final solution" to the Russian question. Inflicting a "battlefield defeat" on Russia last summer and autumn also proved impossible. Even though we employed a clearly small number of people, we were able to mount an effective defense by adopting a long-term, stable, and almost industrialized format. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 69, No.5; 2023: p.37-56 |
| Journal Source | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol: 69 No 5 |
| Key Words | Russia ; Ukraine ; West ; Geopolitical Revolution ; Strategic race |