Mick Ryan
@warinthefuture.bsky.social
Strategist, Leader & Author | Retd Army Major General | Senior Fellow in Military Studies @LowyInstitute | @CSIS | Modern & Future war studies | Futura Doctrina substack | #BannedInRussia
There is an entire convention just on treatment of PoWs (link below). Even the Nazis treat allied PoWs much better than Russia does now - although they treated Russian PoWs terribly.
www.ohchr.org/en/instrumen...
www.ohchr.org/en/instrumen...
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
Entry into force: 21 October 1950 Part I: GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1 The High Contracting Parties undertake to respect and to ensure respect for the present Convention in all circumstances.
www.ohchr.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
There is an entire convention just on treatment of PoWs (link below). Even the Nazis treat allied PoWs much better than Russia does now - although they treated Russian PoWs terribly.
www.ohchr.org/en/instrumen...
www.ohchr.org/en/instrumen...
3/ On its current trajectory, Russia does not appear able to win this war. You can read the full article at this link:
mickryan.substack.com/p/russia-can...
mickryan.substack.com/p/russia-can...
Russia Cannot Win in Ukraine on its Current Trajectory: Assessing Russia’s 2025 War Effort
A comprehensive assessment of Russia's 2025 war against Ukraine, how it might measure its strategic success or failure, and what this means for the direction of the war in Ukraine.
mickryan.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 AM
3/ On its current trajectory, Russia does not appear able to win this war. You can read the full article at this link:
mickryan.substack.com/p/russia-can...
mickryan.substack.com/p/russia-can...
2/ To explore the impact and results of Russia's war against Ukraine in 2025, I have undertaken a comprehensive assessment of Russia's 2025 war efforts, how it might measure its strategic success or failure, and what this means for the direction of the war in Ukraine.
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 AM
2/ To explore the impact and results of Russia's war against Ukraine in 2025, I have undertaken a comprehensive assessment of Russia's 2025 war efforts, how it might measure its strategic success or failure, and what this means for the direction of the war in Ukraine.