Posted on Feb 19, 2023
Putin "thinks he's Stalin" despite unimaginable casualties: Ex-NATO chief
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James G. Stavridis, a prominent former NATO chief, said on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin views himself in lofty terms despite his army's massive losses in Ukraine.
Stavridis served in the U.S. Navy from 1976 to 2013, reaching the rank of admiral. He also served as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 2009 to 2013. Currently, he makes frequent appearances as a military analyst for MSNBC and NBC News, and has spoken often about the happenings in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
On Saturday, Stavridis appeared on MSNBC and spoke with host Ali Velshi about the state of the conflict in Ukraine. During the interview, Velshi asked if the Russian military has the troops and resources to launch a meaningful new ground offensive, to which the former NATO commander said that, while Putin might have the troops for a "significant" assault, he does not have enough to deploy "massive waves of troops."
Stavridis served in the U.S. Navy from 1976 to 2013, reaching the rank of admiral. He also served as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 2009 to 2013. Currently, he makes frequent appearances as a military analyst for MSNBC and NBC News, and has spoken often about the happenings in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
On Saturday, Stavridis appeared on MSNBC and spoke with host Ali Velshi about the state of the conflict in Ukraine. During the interview, Velshi asked if the Russian military has the troops and resources to launch a meaningful new ground offensive, to which the former NATO commander said that, while Putin might have the troops for a "significant" assault, he does not have enough to deploy "massive waves of troops."
Putin "thinks he's Stalin" despite unimaginable casualties: Ex-NATO chief
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Meanwhile, daily reports from the Ukrainian government backup Stavridis's grave assessment of Russia's mounting casualties and losses of hardware, with a Saturday update reporting that the invading army had lost 1,030 men in the prior 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 142,270. Some estimates from other countries vary on this count, while Moscow has not updated its official statistics for losses in Ukraine since September.
..."Meanwhile, daily reports from the Ukrainian government backup Stavridis's grave assessment of Russia's mounting casualties and losses of hardware, with a Saturday update reporting that the invading army had lost 1,030 men in the prior 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 142,270. Some estimates from other countries vary on this count, while Moscow has not updated its official statistics for losses in Ukraine since September.
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