It doesn't get easier than this to interpret the Russian language. It is all in the body language.
Do Russian commanders lie to their soldiers? Yes.
Does Putin lie to the Russian commanders? Yes.
Question: What is it about the statement of having won the first phase really mean?
Answer: I am exhausted, defeated, and need to recooperate and redsign the attack to finish off Zelensky and then take on NATO.
Now is not the time to end the defense of Ukraine. Now is the time to finish admitting Ukraine into NATO, end the genocide and bring an end to Russia's ability to kill.
By Michael Collins and Ana Faguy
Russia's military goals in Ukraine (click here) have been hazy since it began its invasion more than a month ago, and new statements suggest Moscow may consider claiming victory without completely overthrowing the Ukrainian government or capturing Kyiv.
Western analysts and leaders were skeptical of the Friday statements, where the deputy chief of the Russian general staff said his forces had largely achieved the "main objectives" of a first phase of the conflict. The power of the Ukrainian military has been "considerably reduced," freeing up troops to "focus on the main efforts to achieve the main goal, liberation of Donbas," said Col. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi.
The implications of the statement are difficult to determine, according to Stephen Biddle, a professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University who has studied U.S. wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere....
