Russia was ridiculed at the start of the war. Two years on, it has reasons to be confident
When Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, the stout resistance mounted by the country's armed forces and overwhelming Western support for Kyiv — along with some obvious military overreach by Moscow — raised hopes that Ukraine's outnumbered and outgunned army could beat back the invading forces. Fast forward two years and hopes of a Ukrainian victory look diminished and increasingly hollow, as do Western pledges to support Ukraine "for as long as it takes." As it stands, billions of dollars worth of American military aid remains unapproved with further struggles likely ahead, as war and funding fatigue grow in the run up to the U.S. presidential election — a vote that could see an administration installed that's less sympathetic to Ukraine's war needs. On the battlefield in Ukraine, meanwhile, the front lines have been b
