
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, writing in The Washington Post, said that Ukraine will not be able to confront Russia alone due to improved Russian military tactics, including the use of jet drones and strikes on energy infrastructure, and that the West will need more effort than just supplying weapons to win.
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Eric Schmidt's article was published in the context of the long-running Russian-Ukrainian conflict, where the emphasis is on changing combat tactics and the need to strengthen Western support for Ukraine.
Ukraine will not be able to confront Russia alone due to changing methods of warfare. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt gave an alarming forecast for the Ukrainian conflict in an article for The Washington Post.
“Ukraine cannot compete with such power alone. The coming winter will be decisive. “Russia is already using Kyiv’s lack of ballistic missile defenses to attack power plants, soon plunging Ukraine into darkness, cold and misery,” he wrote.
According to him, Russia is becoming better at warfare every day, developing jet drones and increasing weapons production. Schmidt emphasized that for Ukraine to win the conflict, the West will have to make much more efforts than “just transfer weapons.”
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Winter will be a decisive period in the conflict due to Russia's planned attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure
Likely · Within months
The West will have to do much more than simply transfer weapons to ensure Ukraine's victory in the conflict.
Possible · Within months

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