For anyone stupid enough to wonder if Kiev negotiating in Feb 2022 may have been better for Ukrainians, Kirby has you covered. Putin "sure doesn't act like a person who's willing to negotiate" per NSC's Kirby "He's doing everything he can to put the Ukrainians on their back feet" Kirby is also 'in the know' and can provide the following astute observation: "We know that this war [versus Ukraine] has had an impact on Mr. Putin's war-making capability, particularly when it comes to munitions" per NSC's Kirby "We also know that he still has a sizeable amount" of his air forces, ground forces and navy [except Black Sea]
