Shoigu added that Russia could achieve its military goals with “consistent implementation of the measures in the action until 2025.”
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin and allies like Shoigu have repeatedly stressed the need to keep Ukraine inside Russia’s sphere of influence, and to defeat what they describe as Ukraine’s “Nazi regime”.
There are all sorts of choices.
Russia could come to their senses and leave.
Russia could continue wasting their resources until they have to accept unconditional surrender.
Russia or an ally could go even more pants on head stupid than they already are and do something that triggers a NATO Article 5 response.