Putin can't conquer more of Ukraine, Munich Security Conference chair tells DW | DW News
73,692 views Oct 23, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin is no longer able to set out what he wanted to do when he invaded Ukraine, the chairman of the Munich Security Conference, Christoph Heusgen, told DW.
"He can prolong the fight, but I do not see that he has the possibility to actually conquer more Ukrainian territory," Heusgen said.
"[Putin] has not made for the last month any progress on his military path to conquer more territory," Heusgen said. "Quite the country. He's on the defensive."
He said Russia's use of kamikaze drones shows Putin has "his back against the wall."
"Putin continues to commit war crimes in the country," Heusgen said of Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure. "This is just a series of crimes against humanity, war crimes that Putin is committing."
Heusgen also described the Russian leader's partial mobilization of military reservists as "a desperate move."
He said Russia would have to follow Germany's example of de-Nazification once Putin is out of power.