Russia has been waging a war of aggression against Ukraine for more than 10 years. CNN editors believe that if the Armed Forces defeat the Russian army on the battlefield, it will give the aggressor country a chance to rethink its actions and save itself from final collapse.
Russia must lose the war for its own sake
Many Western analysts are still convinced that such a large country as the Russian Federation simply cannot lose a war.
According to American analysts, this is a mistake because it is even beneficial for Russia to be defeated by Ukraine to get a chance for a new life without a dictatorship.
If Russia wins, the consequences will be dire: the risk of a larger-scale war in Europe, a greater likelihood of a Chinese adventure in the Pacific Ocean, a weakening of the international legal order in general, the probable proliferation of nuclear weapons, and a loss of faith in democracy, the publication predicts.
Moreover, if the Russian Federation dares to start a war against NATO, it may finally disintegrate.
Why is it beneficial for Russia to lose the war for a chance at a normal future
Journalists remind us that losing wars is normal for Russia because defeats allow the country to rethink its mistakes and carry out fateful reforms.
For example, the defeat in the Crimea in 1856 forced the autocracy to end serfdom.
The defeat of Russia by Japan in 1905 was the cause of a large-scale revolution.
We must also not forget that the USSR's failure in Afghanistan led to Gorbachev's reforms and, accordingly, to the end of the Cold War.
Russia can lose this war, and must, for the sake of the Russians themselves. Victory over Russia means not only the end of the senseless loss of young lives in Ukraine. This is also Russia's only chance to become a post-imperial country, a country where reforms are possible, where Russians themselves can be protected by law and have the right to vote. Defeat in Ukraine is Russia's historic chance for a normal life, concludes CNN.
