Did he now? He already said it would be over in March, so....
In this interview, he says Nov/Dec, on Sept 29 it was end of October/early Nov.
In this interview, he does agree with me that Russia is no match for NATO, but then seemed to start getting confused and contradictory at the end.
He may have just been having an off night, but he seemed to be faking it some, putting up a front that was not as convincing and cocky as he usually is.