Subject: Re: Trump a vacuous moron
Don't know - any more than I know where the Russians will get their "dudes" either. Or where they'll get their money.

Putin has more dudes, guns and money than the Ukrainians do.

He has more people than Zelensky, and he's getting more from the Norks. He's getting money from Europe and the Chinese and guns from the Norks also.

Which is why the correct strategy for opponents of Russia - if they want to maximize Ukraine's negotiating position - is to signal that Ukraine will be given all the financial and military resources they need on an ongoing basis.

There's a problem with your statement: the dudes part is completely missing. This strategy doesn't work at all if there's an active war going on.

Both countries have gone through the meat grinder because of Russia, and it's critically important that Russia gain as little as possible at the negotiating table.

Indeed. And Putin has more meat to throw into the grinder. Which is why it's vitally important to get the Russians to the bargaining table to get some kind of settlement going.

After a cease-fire has been established, the business of re-arming and re-building the Ukraine can begin. The status quo just means that Zelensky runs out of dudes much faster than Putin does, and when that happens the Ukrainians lose the war.