Putin took Crimea and lost the rest of Ukraine.
"Putin’s invasion has backfired as the people of Ukraine push back against anything Russian"
https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article218932165.html#storylink=cpy
“Putin’s invasion has backfired as the people of Ukraine push back against anything Russian”
https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article218932165.html#storylink=cpy “
Now why do you have to bring up the people? You’re hurting the feelings of a lot of Soviet and KGB Putin fans.