The Daily Mail is a deep state site engaged in drivel.
And yet, they were correct.
Early in 2022, the Russians did just as predicted in the leak to the Washington Post, and invaded :
Putin Kremlin Spokesman: Russia’s Invasion is Going According to Plan
3/15/2022, 12:22:10 AM · by SeekAndFind · 22 replies
Reuters via Epoch Times ^ | 03/14/2022 | Jack Phillips