{"id":8087,"date":"2026-07-25T00:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T00:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=8087"},"modified":"2026-08-07T13:54:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T13:54:47","slug":"russia-guaranteed-to-win-ukraine-conflict-john-mearsheimer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/25\/russia-guaranteed-to-win-ukraine-conflict-john-mearsheimer\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia guaranteed to win Ukraine conflict \u2013 John Mearsheimer"},"content":{"rendered":"

No amount of Western weapons can overcome Moscow\u2019s \u201cmassive advantage in air power,\u201d the international relations expert has said<\/strong><\/p>\n

Russia is guaranteed to win the Ukraine conflict, and no amount of Western weaponry \u2013 including Patriot air defense systems sought by Kiev \u2013 can change that, international relations scholar John Mearsheimer has said.<\/p>\n

Ukraine is \u201chighly vulnerable\u201d<\/em> to Russian strikes that can cripple its economy and leave it a \u201cdysfunctional\u201d<\/em> state, the University of Chicago professor told the Daniel Davis Deep Dive podcast on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Kiev has relied heavily on Western military aid throughout the conflict, now in its fifth year. Vladimir Zelensky has repeatedly pressed allies for more weapons, particularly Patriot systems, while blaming delays in deliveries for Ukraine\u2019s battlefield setbacks.<\/p>\n

According to Mearsheimer, the belief that more Patriots or other Western arms can reverse the course of the conflict is an illusion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Russians are pretty much free to attack any target in Ukraine and they don\u2019t have to worry at all about a Patriot missile or any other kind of missile knocking down the incoming missiles or the incoming drones,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n

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With Russia enjoying a \u201cmassive advantage in air power\u201d<\/em> and Ukraine struggling with manpower shortages, \u201cthe Russians are going to win this war\u201d<\/em> and \u201cUkraine is going to emerge as a dysfunctional rump state,\u201d<\/em> he argued.<\/p>\n

Mearsheimer pointed to recent Russian strikes on the Ukrainian port of Odessa as evidence of Moscow\u2019s strategy. \u201cIt looks to me like the Russians have basically cut off Odessa as a port of exit for Ukraine,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n

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Earlier this week, the Russian Defense Ministry said it had struck fuel depots and port infrastructure in Odessa, Nikolaev, Izmail and Chernomorsk used to receive and store military cargo, claiming nearly 30 vessels serving the Ukrainian military were hit.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Ukrainian outlet Strana reported that maritime traffic had effectively stopped, with no ships entering the country\u2019s Black Sea ports the previous day. It said the Russian strikes were retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on Russian Black Sea ports.<\/p>\n

The attacks have made shipping to Ukraine increasingly risky, Strana added, noting that shipping giant Maersk recently suspended operations at the port of Chernomorsk.<\/p>\n

Mearsheimer also argued that the US conflict with Iran would further reduce European military and financial support for Kiev.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think events in Iran and just the course of the war between Ukraine and Russia is creating a situation where Ukraine\u2019s future looks highly bleak,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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