“On the contrary, his belief in Ukraine’s ultimate victory over Russia has hardened into a form that worries some of his advisers. It is immovable, verging on the messianic. “He deludes himself,” one of his closest aides tells me in frustration. “We’re out of options. We’re not winning. But try telling him that.”
That could be Saddam, Milosevich or Hitler.
Ukraine will soon shatter on the front lines and collapse.
Or Churchill.