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Lessons from Vietnam for the Ukrainian Victory Plan

South Vietnamese forces assault a stronghold in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War

South Vietnamese forces assault a stronghold in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War. Image: US Information Agency / Wikimedia Commons


The experience of the US’s defeat in Vietnam shows that ending the war in Ukraine requires a comprehensive strategy, combining military, economic and diplomatic pressures to force Russian withdrawal and secure lasting peace.

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WRITTEN BY

Oleksandr V Danylyuk

Associate Fellow - Expert in Russian multidimensional warfare

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