Ukrainian troops on a BWP infantry fighting vehicle prepare for combat towards Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on March 17.
Ukrainian troops on a BWP infantry fighting vehicle prepare for combat towards Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on March 17.
  • An MIT professor envisioned a defensive strategy in 1994 for Ukraine to survive a Russian attack.
  • Barry Posen anticipated Ukraine's challenges even though the world looked different 30 years ago.
  • He foresaw the primacy of airpower and that Russia's foremost weapon was ground firepower. 

In 1994, an American professor came up with a plan for Ukraine to defend against Russian invasion.