The humiliation of defeat still not a deterrent for war

With Russia nowhere near achieving its expected lightning strike on Ukraine, we’re reminded of the humiliating military defeat of another failed invader in Afghanistan.

In less than a week of fighting, the world saw that the long-feared Russian military might was, in fact, a myth and even Russian President Vladimir Putin must have been shocked at how poorly his formations performed, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

August 22, 2022

OTTAWA—We are now into the seventh month of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and that conflict has devolved into a bloody stalemate. The preponderance of Russian artillery is now being countered by Ukraine’s newfound capability to strike strategic targets well behind the frontlines. Over the pas...

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