… have no time horizon to define when that should happen, then such a victory can always be claimed. In fact, the same can be said about Russia: Russia is winning because the current regime is weakening and a “new” Russia, less belligerent and more aligned with the West will eventually arise, albeit at what can be seen, perhaps, as very high costs (including loss of territory). In sum, we can always claim that in a long-term, time-undefined future, we will be better off, and s…