Myths die hard. For decades we were told about the power of the Russian Army. Based on poorly understood histories of things the Red Army did against the Germans seventy years ago we were taught that somehow no one could stand against the onslaught of Russian tanks and legions of Russian soldiers.
Meanwhile, John Ritter has a completely opposite assessment that undermines the fundamentals of Sam's analysis. I suspect Putin is not as incompetent (or some say "mad" from illness) as some claim. Nor is the military strategy as incapable or remarkably stupid as Sam or other optimists seem to believe. If you want to understand the why, take a couple of hours and listen to this: https://youtu.be/OSkpIq3T-Zc
Russia Lost
Meanwhile, John Ritter has a completely opposite assessment that undermines the fundamentals of Sam's analysis. I suspect Putin is not as incompetent (or some say "mad" from illness) as some claim. Nor is the military strategy as incapable or remarkably stupid as Sam or other optimists seem to believe. If you want to understand the why, take a couple of hours and listen to this: https://youtu.be/OSkpIq3T-Zc
Hard to tell what’s really going on in middle of war. Maybe they never wanted Keiov just the land bridge to the Crimea?