He has turned Russia into a modern day Sparta. The ONLY thing his society is good at is war... and they are terrible at that.
Plus... his state controlled media has whipped up hyper-nationalism to a 1930's Germany extreme.
Anything less that complete evisceration of Ukraine and its culture would be a Putin FAILURE.
The one in the tough spot is Trump... whose choice is between capitulation to a genocidal dictator or rankling his MAGA base, which sees Zelensky as the villain.
Link: https://theconversation.com/russias-economy-is-now-completely-driven-by-the-war-in-ukraine-it-cannot-afford-to-lose-but-nor-can-it-afford-to-win-221333
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