4) The overconfidence bred greater arrogance. Seeing an opportunity in subversion of Donald Trump and the new tools using social media, Putin thought that the US and NATO could be neutralized, opening an opportunity to take Ukraine entirely.
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5) Trump's loss in 2020 was probably not seen as a great setback because Biden was discounted as being too enfeebled, both physically and politically. Ukraine was not seen as a difficult task and nobody would effectively resist.
Of course, they underestimated Biden, NATO, and Ukraine.
NATO and the United States, as well as Biden’s billions upon billions war. The Ukraine is not a nato country and along with the U.S. funding makes it the their fault. They are no match for Russia. They will kill every last Ukrainian. If you can’t understand this, I’m done. Stop reading propaganda.
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Of course, they underestimated Biden, NATO, and Ukraine.
Russian imperial ambition and arrogance led to one of the most colossal Russian military blunders of the last century.