John J. Mearsheimer

But then you hear the argument that the Ukrainians now have the Russians on the ropes.

The Russians are in deep trouble.

The Russian military is suffering enormous casualties.

They're being pushed back by the Ukrainians.

These are two completely different sets of arguments that are at odds with each other.

Yes.

The question is, which one is true?

And the argument that the Russians are on their back feet is wrong.

The Russians are moving forward.

They're steadily, but slowly, winning the war.

But the idea that they're going to conquer all of Ukraine, not going to happen.

The idea that they're going to conquer territory in Eastern Europe, not going to happen.

But people in the West make that argument.

This is especially true in Europe because they want to create a Russian boogeyman so that the Ukrainians stay in the fight.

We continue to support the Ukrainians and we go to great lengths to continue to wreck Russia.

There are lots of people, it's important to understand this, who want to wreck Russia.

They want to continue to do everything they can to wreck the Russian economy.

More and more sanctions.

That's what we have to do.

And support the Ukrainians on the battlefield so that they can turn the tide.