Daily News | Putin’s Victory Day speech shows how Russia can be defeated — and how Ukraine can win
podium Monday, at the annual celebration of the Soviet victory in World War II over Nazi Germany, he looked weak and defensive.
Indeed, it was what Putin didn’t say that spoke volumes about the quagmire in which he has trapped himself — and about Ukraine’s potential path to victory.“He scraped the rough edges off his speech because he’s a bit unsure he can deliver,” retired Air Force general and former NATO commander Philip Breedlove suggested to me.
Second, Putin didn’t brag about annexing the new territory Russia has grabbed, including Mariupol. No doubt he is aware the world has seen the video of Russia’s massive destruction of cities and people — equivalent to Hitler’s — or perhaps he realizes the takeover may not be permanent.
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