In Vladimir Putin's speech on Friday, he declared he was seizing four territories in Ukraine and lashed out at Western countries. World leaders, lawmakers and experts were quick to dismiss Putin's claims.
World leaders, lawmakers and experts quickly dismissed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claims on Friday, using words such as “sham” and “phony” and “invented reality” to describe his declaration that territories that are not under his control will somehow become a part of Russia.
Leaders from across Europe read from the same playbook, pledging to support Ukraine and punish Russia for subverting international law by attempting, again, to steal Ukrainian territory. The forecast for Russian forces over the next few weeks and months is equally grim, as conscripts with little training head to the front to face battle-hardened Ukrainians backed by new Western equipment, with more shipments arriving weekly.
A map updated on Friday shows that Russia has no control over wide swaths of land contained in the four territories it claims now belong to Russia. | Institute for the Study of War and AEI's Critical Threats Project “Russia will struggle to hold the territory it claims to have annexed,” the Institute for the Study of War said in an analysis Friday. “Putin likely intends annexation to freeze the war along the current frontlines and allow time for Russian mobilization to reconstitute Russian forces.”
And even though Putin and other Russian officials have hinted at deploying tactical nuclear weapons, the U.S. assesses the probability as low. “We’ve not seen anything that indicates we should change our posture,” one senior DoD official said.
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