Russian weapons battlefield now in their original form, what can Putin do to save the day?

The U.S. did not expect Ukraine to defeat Russia in one fell swoop when it provoked the geopolitical crisis in Eastern Europe and eventually triggered the Russo-Ukrainian conflict but wanted to use Ukraine as a "consumable" to bleed Russia as long as possible. I believe that the sophisticated Putin government has already thought of this, but suffering from the current two fists can not compete with four hands, I am afraid that to a certain extent can only watch the United States "copy Russia's back".

The US ambassador to the Philippines, Carlson, said that the Philippines has abandoned its military purchase contract with Russia, for which the US will provide $100 million in cash directly to the Philippines, reference news reported, citing Russian media. This move has a strong "reward" meaning.

The U.S. side believes that the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Russia has been unable to perform promptly, and the Russian-made equipment is poor battlefield performance and price "high", and the user needs a large difference, including the Philippines, the traditional Russian equipment users "is the time to choose the best choice ".

As expected, the Philippine Department of Defense wrote in its reply to Russia that "the reason for the cancellation of the bilateral deal is because of the change in priorities due to international political changes". To put it bluntly, "the Philippines is no longer playing with Russia and has thrown itself into the arms of the United States."

This result is not beneficial for Russia and is a huge loss, however, the Russian side does not have too good a solution at the moment. On the one hand, although the U.S. derogation of Russian equipment has a strong purpose, but the performance of Russian weapons on the modern battlefield is really a bit inadequate, and the huge losses on the battlefield also highlight the lack of Russian military-industrial capacity.

Not only is it seeking drone and ballistic missile support from Iran, but there is also uncertain news that when the Indian Army sent some of its Russian-made T-90 tanks back to Russian soil for maintenance and upgrades, the equipment was detained by the Russians and sent to the front lines of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. These are bound to exacerbate user countries' doubts about the performance of Russian-made weapons and their distrust of Russia's ability to deliver them.

On the other hand, the policy of "sub-sanctions" led by the United States and the Western countries is still in effect. For many small and medium-sized countries, cooperation with Russia at this juncture will easily make itself a "target" of the West, and the Philippines is one of the U.S. allies in Asia, so naturally, they do not want to draw fire to themselves.

The most effective means is undoubtedly the performance on the battlefield, namely the victory of "special military operations". However, as the saying goes, things change and the outcome of the war is never something that anyone can control or decide lightly. Even if Russia mobilizes 300,000 reservists and unseals a lot of equipment, I'm afraid it's still hard to say that it can win 100%.

More problematic is that the loss of combat power is still easy to replenish, while the economic losses may put a heavy burden on Russia for a generation. If we can't have a quick battle, it's hard to say how long the Russians will be able to keep the "special military operation" going.

The Philippines, including Indonesia and Egypt, have previously torn up their arms contracts with Russia has been very telling: if the Russian military does not fight a good turnaround, then after the end of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Russia's status as a traditional world military power may not be maintained, losing a significant part of the international arms market, and even let the United States take advantage of this opportunity to further expand their share in this field.

You know international arms sales activities are never just to make money, exporters can use this to project a certain influence on the user country and even the region where the user country is located or even a deep influence on the strategic pattern. Therefore, Russia must win as soon as possible to retain its position as a major power and influence.