ISW warns of Putin’s “only winning strategy” in Ukraine. In the past, “Russia played an outsized role in shaping American decision-making regarding the Ukraine war,” Hes Hes admitted.
Ultimately, according to the ISW, the United States has the power to thwart Russia's only winning strategy in the Ukraine War. The Institute for the Study of War has published a report that identifies Russia's influence on the formation of public opinion in Western countries as the country's most important strategy.