I think Nato's goal is to weaken russia as much as they can while not sacrificing their own troops. So far it seems to be working. It will take probably over a decade for russia to recover from this, possibly longer.
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Maybe, but at what cost? The US dollar as the world reserve currency is seeing cracks in the foundation, the Saudis are looking for an exit, military recruitment is the lowest its been in decades (new recruits for nonspecialized roles are getting bigger sign on bonuses than I got as a nuclear reactor operator/electronics technician less than 10 years ago), African countries are inviting Wagner in to remove France and are looking to replace the west with Russia and China, and of course the mountain of bodies on which the threat of nuclear war rests. This is to add to the fed causing banks to go under and still failing to curb assets and equities, a deepening social divide, etc, etc, etc.
We aren't in a position to take on the war in Ukraine, and I stand unconvinced that Russia is in the dire straights everyone seems to believe.