Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government By Mike Brest, Defense Reporter
Russian forces have refused to carry out orders and accidentally shot down one of their own aircraft, the head of Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters spy service alleged.
It “increasingly looks like Putin has massively misjudged the situation,” Sir Jeremy Fleming said Thursday at the Australian National University.
The Russian leader “misjudged the resistance of the Ukrainian people. He underestimated the strength of the coalition his action would galvanize,” he added. “He underplayed the economic consequences of the sanctions regime. He overestimated the ability of his military to secure a rapid victory.”…
