“Ukraine will annihilate the remnants of the Russian army this spring,” writes renowned military expert Thomas Theiner on Twitter, adding: “And it will be glorious.” These phrases may seem overly optimistic, but they reflect the current reception of Ukraine -War reflected by most Western pundits. The focus of their analyzes is a Russian army that, despite serious mistakes and high casualty figures, seems to be reluctant to learn and is running towards its doom.
Ukraine is portrayed as having a tactically skilled and clever army that is superior to the Russian invaders and capable of defeating them at any time. But the reality is different.
