Russia's initial plan to seize Kyiv and install the puppet regime in Ukraine totally failed

Russia's initial plan to seize Kyiv and establish a puppet regime in Ukraine has completely failed. What are the Kremlin's plans today - in a comment by Olexiy Haran, Prof. of Comparative Politics, University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Research Director at the Democratic Initiatives Foundation.

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