
Russia's war on Ukraine: 5 reasons why Putin won't stop
Fox News
Putin believes he's forced a tipping point on the ground in Ukraine, that economic sanctions have backfired, and that war fatigue and "energy attacks" will weaken the West's resolve.
Rebekah Koffler is a former Defense Intelligence Agency officer and currently a strategic intelligence analyst with The Lindsey Group. She is the author of "Putin’s Playbook: Russia’s Secret Plan to Defeat America."
Having all but finalized the land corridor between Crimea, which Moscow annexed in 2014, and Russia proper, Putin is blockading Ukraine’s access to seaports, strangling Ukraine’s economy by preventing exports of grains by ships. With another three months left before the battlefield conditions deteriorate due to weather, Putin feels he can make more strategic gains while continuing to degrade Ukraine’s infrastructure and ability to defend itself.

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