Published September 14th
It’s relevant analysis right now since Biden just authorized long range weapons https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/17/politics/biden-authorizes-ukraine-missiles-russian-targets/index.html
Certainly, just wanted to make it clear that this was published before that authorization
While the officials said they do not expect the shift to fundamentally alter the course of the war,
This is ofc followed by Russia attacking major electrical grid infrastructure on Sunday.
Russia unleashed its largest air strike on Ukraine in almost three months on Sunday, launching 120 missiles and 90 drones that killed at least seven people and caused severe damage to the power system, officials said.
Source for 1st quote: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/us/politics/biden-ukraine-russia-atacms-missiles.html
Source for 2nd quote:
Edit: I suppose it technically is correct that it won’t fundamentally change the course of the war in the sense that Ukraine was always going to be destroyed by Russia, negotiations will be blocked by the west, and ultimately Russia will get exactly what it wants plus more in the end.
