Putin has very few favorable options left in Ukraine because the Russian army is unable to achieve substantial battlefield progress while Western sanctions are draining Russia's resources.
Kaupo Rosin, head of Estonia's Foreign Intelligence Service (VLA) stated this in an interview with Reuters, according to Ukrinform.
Rosin stated that in the fifth year of the full-scale war, Russia is losing more soldiers than it recruits, while general mobilization would be deeply unpopular and could undermine domestic stability.
"All these factors together are creating a situation where some people in Russia including in the higher levels understand that they have a big problem. Hard to say what Putin thinks about it, but I think all these factors are starting to float into his decision-making," the VLA chief said.
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