Soldato
You can't deny he is a clever man. He knew the west would lose their nerve
That is the advantage of being a dictator, he doesn't need to worry about elections and the plebs only hear what he wants them to hear. The West's mistake was not going all in for Ukraine, we've only done enough to make it a stalemate. I would imagine a big part of that is fear of what might happen should Russia get badly defeated. IMO they should have gambled, Russia needs to lose and be seen to lose this war.