Putin thought the Ukrainians would runaway
Putin thought the Ukrainians would runaway
Or just run out of ammo. Putin thought the west was weak and divided and would abandon Ukraine again. Brandon and Germany tried his best to but the small nations of Europe lead the free world and dragged the Germany/US along.
PUitn thought it was 2014 all over again. Sucks to be him right now. His plan is FUBAR and there are 40 million PO’d Ukrainians now who will happily kick his invaders out. He’s even lost the eastern cities Ukraine. Those cities are basically Russia in all but name. Just mind boggling.