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Putin's Extensive Modernization Plan for Military Has 'Failed'

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his address to the nation at the Kremlin in Moscow on Feb. 21, 2022. (ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)
 

By    |   Thursday, 17 March 2022 07:01 AM EDT

As Russian troops start to lose steam and struggle to gain new ground in their invasion of Ukraine, military experts say the Kremlin’s miscalculations and missteps indicate that either the United States and NATO have overestimated Russia’s military prowess, or Russian President Vladimir Putin grossly underestimated what it would take for him to capture Kyiv.

With U.K. defense analysts predicting that the Russian army could be just 14 days or less away from a “culmination point,” some strategists argue that the West needs to take a closer look at just what Russia’s military is capable of.

Marisa Herman

Marisa Herman, a Newsmax senior reporter, focuses on major and investigative stories. A University of Florida graduate, she has more than a decade of experience as a reporter for newspapers, magazines, and websites.

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As Russian troops start to lose steam and struggle to gain new ground in their invasion of Ukraine, military experts say the Kremlin's miscalculations and missteps indicate that either the U.S. and NATO have overestimated Russia's military prowess.
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