Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and start negotiations if Kyiv began withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected what he called an ultimatum by Putin to surrender more territory…
That’s, uh, being quite generous. They rushed to Kyiv, couldn’t take it, and had terrible supply lines. They had to retreat when Kyiv didn’t fall in two days as they expected.