—Putin will likely be forced to stop his war against Ukraine, a retired US general told Insider.
—It’s “not because he wants to halt his military operation but because he has no choice,” he said.
—Putin “has basically reached the capacity of what his military can do for him in Ukraine,” he added.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely be forced to bring his failing monthlong war against Ukraine to a halt, a retired US general and Russia specialist told Insider — a scenario that may happen within weeks after Russian forces have sustained heavy losses and subjected Ukraine’s cities to indiscriminate attacks.
Retired US Army Brig. Gen. Kevin Ryan said he believed this to be the “most likely scenario” to play out, as Putin has already “failed to accomplish” his “main military goals” in Ukraine — a lightning strike to seize Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, and other big cities and remove their elected leaders — and Russia’s economy continues to be decimated by sweeping Western sanctions over its war with the Eastern European country.
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