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People Think Putin Is Losing. What If He's Not?
The West might be indulging in wishful thinking about this war.
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When Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, almost everybody assumed he would have no trouble securing a quick military victory. Nearly a month later, with the Russians bogged down and dying in shocking numbers, there’s rising hope that he could actually lose this war.