Putin could 'risk his presidency' by making the wrong call on prioritizing his troops, one expert told Newsweek.
as his military, which for months has struggled to make progress against Ukraine, appears to be building up fortifications in the Zaporizhzhia oblast, according to the British Ministry of Defense.
"I suspect that they would prioritize trying to defend Donetsk and Luhansk and the southern routes toward Crimea," he said."They need to defend Donetsk and Luhansk because that's the reason for the war, in their minds, so the symbolic value is extraordinary." Not focusing efforts on areas that lead to Crimea could potentially backfire on Putin, who annexed the Black Sea peninsula in 2014. The peninsula serves a, as it is home to the port city of Sevastopol. Claiming Crimea has also been a landmark of Putin's presidency.
"Risking Crimea is really, I think, a point where Putin risks his presidency because he stood on the bridge and opened it," Schmidt said."He has used Crimea as a staple in his speeches justifying the war."
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