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jayson1637: "Ukraine isn't Afghanistan. It means more to Russian history and how close it is makes it easy to annex"

That is correct, but also, Russia is not the Soviet Union.

The Soviet Union (a superpower back then) invaded Afghanistan in 1979, and fought there for 10 yrs. before giving up. (i.e they threw in the towel ! )

Putin's Russia has just a fraction of the power of the former Soviet Union.

Bottom line, Ukraine can win this war if the West continues to support it, especially by dropping weapons restrictions.