President Putin had two bad options. People were debating whether he would choose one or the other that is doubled down or back down, declare victory and try to settle it down. He couldn’t really do either. He didn’t have a choice. There was no good option for him.
Former Ambassador Taylor analyzes Putin's predicament regarding his military strategy in Ukraine.
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What will really force him to stand down and to look for a way out is continued Ukrainian success on the battlefield.
What’s at stake here is the security of Europe. What’s at stake here is a democracy fighting an autocracy. What’s at stake here is freedom that we care about.
What normal civilized nations do is accept responsibility and try to remedy, but not the Russians.
The key -- the key place is on the battlefield in Ukraine, where he is losing, and his troops are not doing well.
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