It starts work Solovyev, on his famous talk show, suggesting lightly a change in the history of the past three years that denies reality but strives to create a new one, a softer one, one that Russian citizens can digest. “Russia never intended to conquer Ukraine; it was only a police action to enforce peace, which is obvious if you look at how many troops we have in Ukraine. Not nearly enough to conquer,” he claims. In retrospect, yes, they had nowhere near enough troops, but they did think they would take Kyiv. We have the battle plans; we saw the 50km column, we watched the paratroopers fail Khostomel, and the dress uniforms in the vehicles for a parade that never happened. They thought Kyiv would capitulate.
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