Vladimir Putin Will Eventually Lose His War in Ukraine. Here’s Why.

The Kremlin will not be able to afford a sustained war effort in Ukraine for much longer.

Image: Craig Stephens

Russia is likely to lose this war, which began a little over six months ago. It has already lost geopolitically: its existential goal of bringing Ukrainians, who have now turned entirely to the West, back into its sphere of influence has fallen through. Vladimir Putin has pushed Sweden and Finland to join NATO.

His main point of supp…