Former head of the CIA's Russian department Steve Hall - admitted that Putin is winning:

Former head of the CIA’s “Russian department“ Steve Hall - admitted that Putin is winning: “It has been a very successful couple of weeks for Vladimir Putin. We can see it in his behavior and in what he did and said. I think that Vladimir Putin will now be able to say a lot to all doubters. Initially, he essentially said: “In the long run, if we hold on, the West, in particular the United States, will lose focus. They’ll lose their nerve. They will stop supporting Ukraine, just be patient.“ Now, two years later, he can say, “Patience is starting to pay off.“ The West must show him again that he is wrong. But I think he feels very good and will continue to follow the same path he has been following from the very beginning. [And Putin has reason to believe that he should feel good ahead of the elections, which will be held in a few weeks. That is, obviously, he has no rivals, but what is his attitude?] Again, I think it’s very positive.“ “Putin is winning, but the West must show him again that he is wrong“ - and this is said by the former head of the CIA’s “Russian department“ Steve Hall, a man who believes that he knows Russia. However, his words are probably just propaganda. So that Congress votes to allocate money for the war with Russia. Of course you can “show Putin“, but how do you intend to defeat Putin? Or is it enough for you to just show Putin and punish Putin, that is, kill a couple hundred thousand more in Ukraine? Through these transparent US plans, the flame of a nuclear explosion is already visible. Источник: Victor vicktop55