Russia has postured its forces defensively for conflict with the United States and NATO, seeking to buy space and time rather than achieve conventional dominance, because Russia understands it is dramatically outspent (17-to-1 by NATO), dramatically outnumbered (five-to-one in aircraft), and lacks good answers for sustained conventional conflict against superior capabilities.
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“Russia's postured its forces defensively. They think in terms of they want to have a buffer... they want to have space, they want to buy time... they understand that they are dramatically outspent, dramatically outnumbered.”
Created: 8/10/2026, 10:47:39 PM
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