Former British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the initial failures of the Russian military leadership in Ukraine, manifested in massive losses in number and equipment and demonstrated by scenes of frequent breakdowns and advanced weaponry abandoned in the fields, are likely “a failure of the culture and military standards produced by a regime based largely on greed. Selfishness and corruption extended to all parts of the state, including the Kremlin itself.
In an article for the British newspaper "The Times", Hague pointed out that "the most dangerous problem in which President Vladimir Putin's regime is floundering after his latest war adventure is basically a strategy."
We have suddenly begun to realize - Haig adds - the nature of "Putin's state" based on a system that values the power of hard equipment while ignoring the soft power of planning and coordination, a system that can organize displays of power that may frighten even observers and throw indiscriminate bombs on terrified civilians but struggles against a strong opponent, Outwardly strong, but hollow on the inside.
The former British diplomat stated that this result, which is now clearly revealed, is the natural outcome of drowning in the corruption of a system led by a "tyrant" and characterized by the character of blatant neglect and the constant need to deceive, even to deceive the army about what is planned.
Tens of thousands of Russian soldiers may have believed, perhaps “a lie” that they were in the process of carrying out maneuvers after the start of the military operation decided by their command in Ukraine, and the Kremlin probably believed the intelligence assurances of the FSB that the Ukrainian resistance would be Weak, which is the reason for the arrest of senior officers of the agency now.
This is a system - Haig adds - in which the Supreme Command lies to its forces, and in which the spy agencies lie to the leadership, and to justify everything that is happening the entire power structure lies to the outside world and the Russian people, even Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov dared to declare clearly last week that his country did not attack Never Ukraine.
Haig stresses that the lies in this system that Putin has woven, which will have important repercussions in the future, are "directed to the base, the summit and the outside" in a way that makes it impossible for the Russian soldier stationed at the front to know the truth, as well as the generals in Moscow.
But this does not mean that the Russian armed forces are exhausted and unable to continue, but rather have gathered their ranks and will undoubtedly learn lessons, and Moscow's possession of a huge nuclear arsenal will remain a central factor in global politics.
However - Haig adds - the weakness of the Russian army remains a reflection of the political system behind it, an empty structure that will lose its reputation and respect very quickly when its truth based on theft and selfishness of its people is revealed, which may take months or years, but the best for Putin's followers to start since Now think of a way to escape.
unforgivable mistake
The initial military mistakes of the Russian army in Ukraine show that Moscow cannot now achieve its goal of making this country a pliable neighbour, no matter how much it expands its war and no matter how many innocents it will kill.
Even close friends of Moscow can see this as Belarus quietly seeks to stay out of the war while China has turned into the scene of a surprising debate about the Russian military operation. An unforgivable mistake," he says in the paper that Putin's best option is to end the war through "peace talks", which does not necessarily mean that these countries will change their approach, but it shows at least that they are able to see the truth.