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The other is to cast doubt on whether Putin and his government are the right people to defend Russia,
This is what the Russians have done over a long, long time and they should not be underestimated and the Ukrainians certainly are not underestimating them,
added Sullivan, whose book Midnight in Moscow outlines the run-up to Putin's invasion There is a risk of overextending, and there is a risk that precious personnel and resources may be lost and that Putin may use this as a pretext for further escalation,
said Michael A. Witt, professor of international business and strategy at King's Business School, London While there is always going to be risks associated with any war maneuver, Ukraine faced a greater risk by continuing to fight a war of attrition with Russia,
Robert Orttung, professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, told Newsweek There are opposite forces at work. One is to reinforce the narrative that Russia is under threat, which can help Putin and reinforce support through a rally-around-the-flag effect,
Putin will certainly use this to strengthen its ranks,
Vuk Vuksanovic, associate at the London School of Economics think tank, LSE IDEAS, told Newsweek The victory in the Great Patriotic War (WWII) was after catastrophic failures at the start of the war which predated the Nazi invasion in the Winter War with Finland,
Sullivan told Newsweek before the start of the Kursk incursion Taking over a few dozen Russian border villages at the expense of many lives and pieces of equipment won't help,
It is apparent to us that Mr Putin and the Russian military are diverting some resources, some units, towards the Kursk Oblast to ostensibly counter what the Ukrainians are doing,
National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday There’s still active fighting along that front.”
Mr Kirby said, before adding Most Russian attacks are taking place ... We are paying maximum defensive attention."
in the Donbas, ... Zelensky said, adding I was very scared, very scared. Shells were flying from all sides, helicopters, planes, fighter jets were flying over the house,
Nina Golinyaeva, an evacuee from Sudzha, told AFP In the evening I saw soldiers in the streets,
We haven’t seen a substantial move [of Russian troops] just yet, and we can’t tell whether that’s just because they’re only just getting started moving forces, or whether they just don’t have the forces to move,
said one source familiar with US intelligence The operation in the Kursk region was also planned with the participation of NATO and Western special services,
Patrushev was quoted as saying Considering the presence of Western military equipment, the use of Western ammunition and missiles in attacks on civilian infrastructure and irrefutable proof of foreigners' participation in the attack on Russian territory, one could come to the conclusion that the world is on the brink of a third world war,
RIA quoted deputy Mikhail Sheremet as saying This Ukrainian operation represents a very significant effort on the part of the Ukrainians to reset the status quo in the war, and change narratives about Ukraine prospects in this war,
That’s the kind of mistake the Russian forces along the line of control typically don’t make,
The main risk is that the Ukrainians choose to try and consolidate and hold ground that lengthens the front line,
said Matthew Savill, military sciences director at the Royal United Services institute in London Russia seems to do quite poorly when it has to respond dynamically in a situation like this,
said military analyst Michael Kofman of the Carnegie Endowment in a podcast