they didn't "lose the war" their priorities have changed. i thought their preference would be to keep Russia busy as Iran is attacked but perhaps i was wrong. we can print infinite money at a click of a button but we can't print infinite amount of weapons and other equipment at a click of a button - perhaps they have done the math and decided they need to prioritize their supplies for Iran

does that mean NATO has lost ? i think Win / Lose when it comes to that type of conflict is an oversimplification to the point of being meaningless. we didn't go in there to protect Ukraine - we went in to hurt Russia. if we abandon Ukraine we will have failed at something we never really cared about in the first place. the question is - will Russia be weaker or stronger after the conflict than before it ? That will probably depend on how much of Ukraine they end up grabbing.