Originally Posted by
Big Pistons Forever
I am not so optimistic. There is no consistent clear declaration of what "winning the war" looks like among the EU nations and the US. I think the EU politicians and Germany's in particular are going to buckle next winter when Putin threatens to cut off the gas supplies. They will force a deal on Ukraine that is favorable to Putin which of course will only embolden Putin but that will be a problem for the next slate of EU rulers....
Germany cannot force Ukraine to do anything.