Quote (HeLiCaL @ 1 Nov 2023 16:58)
That would only be the propaganda spin of the Europe's ruling Leftwing-fascist regimes.
In reality, if the conflict would end with a peace treaty enshrining roughly the current lines, in their allies minds & in their peoples hearts, Russia would clearly be viewed as the victor that has withstood the combined NATO coalition's will under unprecedented sanctions.
Expectations around the world, including among Russia's allies and among their own domestic population, were that Ukraine stood no chance and would get steamrolled. That didn't happen. Then the expectation was that Russia would eventually grind out a win, which also didn't happen. Since June 2022, Russia has taken a grand total of ONE larger city (Bakhmut) - after months-long battles and a huge death toll, and only after razing it to the absolute ground.
Also note that NATO was rather weak-willed, they didn't come anywhere close to going all out. Ukraine got no jets, barely any cruise missiles, barely any battle tanks and only limited amounts of artillery.