Russia was never going to be defeated as the western powers hoped, not since it survived the onslaught of western sanctions. From that point of realisation the West ought to have sued for peace.
When a nation on heaven's side endures the aggressive behavior of an adversary, the fortune of the adversary is transferred to that nation. This is a principle that can be traced through the rise and fall of nations. Rome's fortune was transferred to Gaul, Gaul to Spain, Spain to Britain, and Britain to the United States. Now the US fortune (meaning a kind of positive destiny) is being transferred to Russia and China. We see this principle operating right before our eyes, as the Russian economy has become stronger while enduring the beating from the United States. According to this theory, the more the US beats on Russia, the more quickly will be its decline, and the same can be said of the rest of the "West." This principle was articulated by Sun Myung Moon, who also outlined other principles that shape human history, as most clearly outlined in a book of his teachings, under the heading "Divine Principle." In a speech from around 1978, entitled "The Blessing Goes To The Enemy Nation," he showed how, if a nation originally given the divine mandate of leading humanity, fails in its task, the blessing originally given to that nation for that purpose is transferred to the nation that stood as its enemy. He explicitly stated at that time, that if America failed in its God-given mission, that the mission would be transferred conjointly to Russia and China, and if they failed, to Japan. The "Divine Principle" expounds on the manner in which human history unfolds, both in character and in epochal duration, due to the operation of fundamental principles. It's worth a read.
When a nation on heaven's side endures the aggressive behavior of an adversary, the fortune of the adversary is transferred to that nation. This is a principle that can be traced through the rise and fall of nations. Rome's fortune was transferred to Gaul, Gaul to Spain, Spain to Britain, and Britain to the United States. Now the US fortune (meaning a kind of positive destiny) is being transferred to Russia and China. We see this principle operating right before our eyes, as the Russian economy has become stronger while enduring the beating from the United States. According to this theory, the more the US beats on Russia, the more quickly will be its decline, and the same can be said of the rest of the "West." This principle was articulated by Sun Myung Moon, who also outlined other principles that shape human history, as most clearly outlined in a book of his teachings, under the heading "Divine Principle." In a speech from around 1978, entitled "The Blessing Goes To The Enemy Nation," he showed how, if a nation originally given the divine mandate of leading humanity, fails in its task, the blessing originally given to that nation for that purpose is transferred to the nation that stood as its enemy. He explicitly stated at that time, that if America failed in its God-given mission, that the mission would be transferred conjointly to Russia and China, and if they failed, to Japan. The "Divine Principle" expounds on the manner in which human history unfolds, both in character and in epochal duration, due to the operation of fundamental principles. It's worth a read.