It is fascinating how "AI" and LLMs and heuristic search can be directed by the phrasing of a question. Give that I am skeptical of the whole AI game by reason of relying on Turing, Searle and others, reports by AI can go in various directions.
Google's just a great big LLM, when all is said and done, such that your query -- " how zelensky outsmarted putin's invasion " -- yields that which you wanted, and so eagerly conveyed to me, here is the inverse using your formulation.
Google on "how putin outsmarted zelensky"One is referred to some "sources" saying something quite different. The AI mode:
As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is ongoing, it's impossible to definitively declare one side has "outsmarted" the other. The notion of one leader consistently outmaneuvering the other over an extended period is more of a simplistic narrative than an accurate reflection of the complex and shifting dynamics of a modern war.Given 2022 was 2022, and given that the events of this horrific land war between "officially" non-NATO Ukraine and non-NATO Russia are continuing today in 2025 and for the foreseeable future, some AI "overview" changes nothing as it is ongoing.However, some events have been framed by various commentators as strategic successes for Russian President Vladimir Putin over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It's crucial to understand these analyses are often biased, contested, and subject to change as the war continues.
I tend to prefer direct sources, so both the Google AI things -- different, depending on query formation -- are rather silly.
“I tend to prefer direct sources”
Dozens at the link I provided ....
We could ask the dead Ukies what THEY think of how Little Zelya outsmarted The Putin.
Oh, that's right - they're dead.