In a way, Putin is a victim of his own self-created system
that is, he created a police-state dictatorship where, since people who offend Putin get killed, nobody wants to tell him anything negative ... so he never gets a realistic assessment of the situation
bad info then leads to bad decisions
but as long as Russia keeps losing, who are we to complain
That’s true. When you surround yourself with yes-men, all you get is one opinion: Your own.