Big_Zucchini
Well-Known Member
So easy to legally bypass size limitations.Thank you for the detailed research. This does clarify things a bit.
We're already past that. Kharkov, Chernigov, and Sumy are under attack. Unless they actiely retreat in the north-east, Russia will have taken a significant portion of Ukraine, far in excess of a land bridge to Crimea.
Good question. I wouldn't be surprised if Russia pushes for severe limitations on what kind of military Ukraine can have. But I also suspect there's a maximum position and a minimum position, and the minimum might just be a lot of restritions on missile tech, and a complete ban on foreign military presence, while a maximum might involve Ukraine's military being reduced like Germany's was after WWI.
Example: limit - 250 MBTs.
Buy 1000 and keep 750 of them in storage. Talking shrink wraps and all.
Train enough crews to man double that, and have the crews rotate on tanks. Those on downtime do simulators and drive on empty hulls made for drivers training.
Storage limitations as well? No biggie. Convince the US to vastly expand its European WRSA and get them closer to Ukraine. Funnel funds saved from reduced defense budget to buy into those WRSA and flex by several hundred percent in size in the course of one week. Location means WRSA are immune.
Basically limiting Ukraine's army size will hardly have any effect on Russia's balance on it.
As long as Europeans are awake to the threat and investing in defense, Ukraine can be almost endlessly restocked.
If Ukraine and NATO play it right, a tactical victory in Ukraine could be a strategic one.
Once Russia withdraws, Ukraine could be admitted to NATO and then it's immunity from Russia.