Russia does not have a large enough army to occupy Ukraine and bring it to the point where it would make concessions. Finally, we are talking about a country with a population of more than 40 million people.. Vladimir Putin has already used most of his army.

It is very expensive for Russia to maintain this type of siege. Every day she loses a large number of armored vehicles, soldiers and supplies.. The morale of the Russian army is critically low. And that is why Moscow is doomed to lose the war it unleashed against Ukraine.. Francis Fukuyama, an American philosopher and economist, professor at Stanford University, said this in an interview with the Washington Post..

Journalists asked him what the moment will be when Russian defeat becomes clear.

“It is quite possible that at some point it will be like Stalingrad when the Germans retreated from the city. They could not resupply the troops already in place.. They were forced to either retreat from the positions they occupied, or the positions were simply destroyed, ”Fukuyama replied..

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He also explained his words that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has already dealt a big blow to authoritarian populists in the world..

“Moral clarity was shed on populist politics. Many of these populists, including Donald Trump, could pretend that they are in fact the voice of the people, that they are leading a democratic breakthrough.. But they, too, flirt with open views of authoritarianism.. This authoritarianism has now grown into a terrible carnage. Now everyone can see that such a policy leads to military aggression, the loss of innocent lives, etc.. That is why each of them, with the exception of Trump, began to renounce their support for Putin, ”the American expert explained..

Fukuyama said he really believes that after Russia's defeat in the war, people will begin to appreciate institutions like NATO and the fact that they live in liberal democracies.. It will increase solidarity between these democracies.

“The challenges will not end with Putin. There's still China waiting in due time. And then there's a whole bunch of smaller dictators around the world.. Hoping we will create cooperation mechanisms that will help democracies help each other again,” Fukuyama explained..