In his speech, reported by Het Laastse Nieuws, Admiral Tony Radakin addressed the Russian President specifically. “Let me tell Putin what his own generals and ministers probably dare not say: namely that the shortage of artillery ammunition in Russia has passed a critical threshold. This means that the ability of the Russian military to carry out ground offensives is rapidly diminishing,” Radakin observed. “Putin had planned a 30-day war, but Russian guns have been firing for almost 300 days now. The reserves are running out. Morally, theoretically and physically, Putin’s forces are running out.” The British Chief of Staff believes that Russia was ill-prepared and that it is now suffering the economic consequences of this invasion.
“Putin has gathered against him an extraordinary coalition of democracies. It’s as if he had highlighted what our beliefs really mean and imply”, Radakin analyzes. “Extraordinary times call for an extraordinary response. And that’s why Russia loses. And the free world wins.”