Esper: Putin failed strategically by unifying NATO and driving Ukraine westward
Dr. Mark Esper · Dr. Mark Esper: Lessons from Russia's Invasion of Ukraine · Joe Lonsdale · Mar 31, 2022 · at 2:07
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Dr. Mark Esper discusses Vladimir Putin's strategic errors in invading Ukraine with Joe Lonsdale.
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“I said before the invasion actually began that Putin had already lost. He lost because he had done three things before invading that he shouldn't have wanted to do in the first place. That is, number one, unifying NATO. Number two, have more NATO troops move toward his border. And then number three, push the Ukrainians more into the arms of the West. So at this point, it's clear that he's failed, at least in his major strategic objectives.”
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