Milley told lawmakers that Kyiv could fall within 72 hours if a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine occurs
Published February 5, 2022
Putin said 2 weeks “Barroso wanted to confront him about the soldiers operating across borders. Putin then replied that the important thing was: “If I want, I can take Kiev in two weeks.”
Putin in 2014 said he could take Kyiv, Ukraine's capitol in two weeks.
Reports emerged Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin said he could take control of Ukraine’s capital city in as little as two weeks, a remark that escalated already pitched tensions between Russia and the West in the lead-up to NATO’s summit in Wales.
Putin made the incendiary comment in a phone conversation with European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, according to Barroso’s account, published by Italy’s La Repubblica on Monday.
Barroso said he asked Putin if Russian troops had crossed into eastern Ukraine, La Repubblica reports. “That is not the question,” Putin reportedly said. “But if I wanted to, I could take Kiev in two weeks.”
The Kremlin did not deny that Putin made the statement, but insisted it was taken out of context.
https://time.com/3259699/putin-boast-kiev-2-weeks/