text:  That's why I said it was a stalemate on the ground. But Ukraine won in the Black Sea and is again exporting its grain to international markets. We just need to stay the course for Putin to understand that his critical criminal mistake of invading Ukraine has to be undone. Is it possible, though, that Russia's endurance and persistence is greater than that of the West? I mean, are the strains on Western resolve at the moment greater than the strains on Moscow's resolve?