The secretary of state said Sunday that Russia's military 'has dramatically underperformed' and its economy 'is reeling.'
said Sunday that Russia has already failed to reach the three main objectives it had at the start of its invasion in Ukraine.Blinken said that there have been a series of"dramatic" setbacks for Russia, while arguing that they have so far been strategically defeated.
"They had three aims going into this. One was to subjugate Ukraine to Russia's will to take away its sovereignty and independence. The second was to assert Russian power. The third was to divide the West and"Ukraine, its sovereignty and independence is gonna be there a lot longer thanis gonna be on the scene. The Russian military has dramatically underperformed, its economy is reeling, and the West, NATO are more united than any time I can remember," he added.
His comments come after Ukraine said Saturday that it has taken back full control of its capital, Kyiv. Russian forces had attempted to seize the city for more than five weeks, but their efforts were largely stalled due to fierce Ukrainian opposition. Russian troops have failed to capture any major city after Putin gave orders to invade the country on February 24. However, fighting across the nation has lead to widespread destruction, the deaths of over 1,200 civilians and tens of thousands of soldiers, and forced millions of Ukrainians to flee their homes, theU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that Russia has already failed in its three main goals in Ukraine.
Ukraine's defense ministry has also alleged that civilians in the town of Bucha, which is northwest of Kyiv, were
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