this is the standard Russian -- Soviet Russian way of war. Surround a city if they can and they are having trouble doing that, put it under siege, strangle it, prevent supplies, medicines, food, water, et cetera and then bombard the city for two purposes. One to destroy infrastructure and terrorize the population and their behavior in Ukraine seems to be unfortunately fitting that template.
James Clapper discusses the tactics used by Russian forces in Ukraine, describing them as a standard approach in their military strategy.
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Well, no, it doesn't. And the fact that none of this makes sense, but most acutely, I think, nuclear-related information.
I think right now, they're assessing the administration -- that's the National Security Council specifically, is assessing the impacts of this first round of strikes.
I think it has more to do with the psychology of Putin, and Russia. And he needs to assure his own people, Parliamentarians, he was talking to, and for that matter, himself, that Russia is still a great power.
I think the reason they were taken off the list was to provide an inducement or motivation for them to agree to some sort of ceasefire.
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