Putin’s self-deception is driving Russia towards operational disaster | Keir Giles
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“If you have a command structure that thinks Russia is already in charge of a piece of territory and sends more people in, they die in their hundreds.”
Putin’s self-deception is causing operational setbacks for the Russian military and making the prospect of a ceasefire even more remote, says Keir Giles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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“The war is not going in any sense in Russia’s way.”
“Ukraine has said, ‘Right, if you want to do a pincer movement, you have to go through the fields, which makes you very vulnerable, and we will take you out.’”
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“The Ukrainians have a way of fighting back to scorch his economy.”
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