Vladimir Putin's poor decision-making is to blame for Russian losses, according to Denmark's head of Russia intelligence.
Russia nearly won its war in Ukraine before its military plans fell apart, according to a Danish intelligence officer.
In the early weeks of the invasion, Joakim said,"they were close" to winning the war, but poor decision-making from the Kremlin cost Russia its expected quick victory. He pointed to Putin's ideological convictions, rather than poor intelligence, as the main reason for Russia's failures, according to the interview.
Above, an image of Russian military cadets alongside an inset of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia nearly won the Ukraine war before a series of military failures that allowed Ukraine to retake occupied territory."We put a lot of the blame for this on Putin's shoulders," he said. For instance, he cited decision-making among a small group of his allies that was not shared with others until the"last minute," saying that caused confusion among the troops.
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