“Putin is assured “, like he was assured that SMO would work out fine.
I do wonder what he believes and what he has been told and not told about conditions with the war and within his country
All indications are he depends on others to know what is happening
“Scoop: US is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine, with the massive outlay being repaid with the windfall profits from sovereign Russian assets”
https://twitter.com/JenniferJJacobs/status/1786455377665507369