According to Peter Zamaya, director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative, military might no longer guarantees victory. Ukraine's success striking deep into Russian territory while facing a much larger adversary proves his point: technology, asymmetric tactics, and political resilience now rival raw military power. The conflict's resolution, he argues, will be decided not on the battlefield but through political calculation in Moscow, Washington, and Kyiv—and through the international community's commitment to Ukrainian sovereignty.

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