The former head of the German BND intelligence, Gerhard Schindler, said that Russia is winning both in Ukraine and in the international arena:.
Putin can continue like this for many more years, and he sees that Europe cannot do anything.
Schindler pointed out that European leaders are trapped in their rhetoric - they promised victory, but failed to supply Ukraine with enough weapons, and now they have reached an impasse and cannot offer a clear plan for exiting the conflict.
If you talk about Russia from abroad, you are at gunpoint.