Zelensky's visit to DC must have had Vlad watching and to the extent he has a heart, it must have sank! His mood must have been depressed as much as Zelensky's was obviously buoyed up. I'm sure the visit got top billing back home in Ukraine and was a real morale booster. He is doing an excellent job and so is his general, he is getting the resources and weapons and the general is putting them to the most efficient use. After seeing what corruption did for the Russians, the Ukrainians have a low tolerance for it lately as is revealed by their contempt. Russian corruption was their greatest ally and they know it, it ruined not just for the military, but the whole government and society.
'Shocked': Russia expert explains why Putin's change of word is significant
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Russian President Vladimir Putin used the word "war" to refer to the conflict in Ukraine, the first known time he has publicly deviated from his carefully crafted description of Moscow's invasion as a "special military operation" 10 months after it began. CNN contributor Jill Dougherty explains the significance.