Military and political strategists from around the world finally seem to be reaching a consensus regarding Putin's blunders in Ukraine.
Summary (in my words):
Putin has overplayed his hand and made 3 major miscalculations in his strategy to take control and demilitarize Ukraine, where any one of the miscalculations in-and-by-itself could have derailed his plans:
1) He thought Ukraine would be a 48 hour cake-walk like Crimea, where his objectives were accomplished without firing a single round - only to find himself engulfed in full-fledged war against a heroic and totally committed Ukrainian military.
2) He was confident that NATO and other European allies and friends would become fractured during his operation creating voids and weaknesses in Ukraine's support systems - only to watch NATO, the UN, and all of Europe's friends and allies become totally galvanized and unshakeable in their positions.
3) He drastically under estimated the potential impact that global sanctions could have on Russia's economy thinking his war chest could save him - only to find himself sinking in quicksand without very many friends willing to hold out a stick.
RECENT HAPPENINGS:
"All ruble convertibility is over. Putin has destroyed the ruble,"
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/09/b...ank/index.html
Russia's second biggest oil company calls for an end to Putin's war.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/04/b...war/index.html
First sign of oil price relief: UAE says it wants OPEC to increase production.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/09/e...ase/index.html
U.S. officials make rare trip to Venezuela, discuss resuming oil imports to help replace Russian fuel.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...ficials-visit/