“Three months ago, Mr. Putin’s own strategic objective was to take all of Ukraine — a task he thought he could accomplish in mere days.”
...and the NY Times bases that ‘fact’ on what, exactly?
The New York Times employs a crack team of mind readers and witch doctors to figure out the thoughts inside the heads of other people.
That is what they mean when they use phrases like “experts say”....
That’s not just the new York times,
But Putin’s own statements, putin sending the elite paratroopers yo capture Kyiv and failing, and Putin sending hundreds of tanks to capture Kyiv.
And failing.
Your President Putin has failed multiple times during his failed invasion of Ukraine
#4. On the operational plans captured from Russian forces within the first week of the invasion. Russia’s original plan was to capture the entire country in fifteen days by attacking on four fronts and capturing all major cities including Kyiv. The rest of the operation would be mop up. The President of Belarus also showed the Russian invasion map on state television, confirming this.
Oh stop your lies. They didn’t have a 20 mile convoy outside Kiev as a diversion.
Yes,
“Three months ago, Mr.Putin’ own strategic objective was to take all of Ukraine ——”
Evidence please .