Russian Armed Forces
2 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Mar 31, 2022 by Dr. Mark Esper · across every show →
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Mar 31, 2022 bearish
Esper: The Russian military is weaker than Western assessments anticipated
“Russia is not as good as we thought they were. We've seen failures in everything from their generalship to the lack of an NCO corps and to the performance of their soldiers. And of course, that extends into their equipment their shortages when it comes to supp…”
Mar 31, 2022 negative
Esper: Corruption and Sycophancy Undermined Putin's Military Modernization
“I think that is a prevailing theory that despite whatever Putin was doing when it comes to modernizing his forces, there was a lot of corruption going on. A lot of people were telling him what he wanted to hear. And at the end of the day, you can see the perfo…”