Not an expert either, I don't know what pull this off exactly entails here, because the only way for Putin to "win" is Zelensky agreeing at the negotiating table, but I don't see Putin resisting a protracted war for very long.
In an immediate sense, the Russian army has dominance over the Ukrainian army because I just don't see a scenario where you're both winning and arming insurgents. In fact arming insurgents seems very much like a last resort.
Not an expert either, I don't know what pull this off exactly entails here, because the only way for Putin to "win" is Zelensky agreeing at the negotiating table, but I don't see Putin resisting a protracted war for very long.
In an immediate sense, the Russian army has dominance over the Ukrainian army because I just don't see a scenario where you're both winning and arming insurgents. In fact arming insurgents seems very much like a last resort.