Ukraine is wiping the floor with Russia. Russia is near bankrupt, is running out of soldiers, military hardware and ideas. It's leadership is mired in WW2 tactics. Ukraine is progressively destroying Russia's munitions factories and refineries. America wants Europe to step up. That's happening. Ukraine is now an exporter of home developed weapons.
Since Putin's illegal and immoral invasion, two nations have joined NATO. They were neutral up until that point. Well done Vlad. The thing he feared has come upon him. Credit to Mr Trump and Vlad, Europe has been forced to rearm. Ukraine has used Russia's own tactics. That is to allow the enemy into territory for a bit of distance. Enemy supply lines get stretched, communications gets harder and the enemy is much easier to hit. Russia did that to Germany in WW2.
Russian soldiers don't see it as theater. Ukraine hunts them down with unmanned ground vehicles. America gave up on the idea. Ukraine has little choice. It's amazing what desperation can do. It's a terrible development, but Russia brought this on herself, or rather, Putin did. And Putin has to keep fighting. He has 200,000 soldiers fighting. If the war stops, they will have to find jobs in a smashed economy. Russia was doing fine. All Putin had to do was enjoy his life of luxury and die. Now all his delusions have been shattered. He is paranoid about his safety and he worries about his "friends" as much as his enemies.
: 12× F-22 stealth fighters have begun departing RAF Lakenheath en route to the Middle East, signaling a major escalation in U.S. air posture.
