The head of MI6 has said Putin has suffered an 'epic fail' in Ukraine and claimed Russia is 'running out of steam'
By Megan Hinton
"He has obviously made, and the Russian forces have made, some incremental progress over recent weeks and months but it is tiny amounts. With winter coming and the pressure on gas supplies, "we are in for a tough time", according to Mr Moore, who believes a Ukrainian fightback could spread benefits across Europe.
Mr Moore said there is no evidence that Mr Putin is suffering from serious ill health and that going into the invasion "the reality of what they were about to encounter was just not being briefed up" to the Russian leader.Ukrainian school destroyed in a military attack, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv.
This makes it "essential" that "we tough it out on Ukraine", keep going through this winter and help the Ukrainians to win and negotiate from a position of significant strength, he suggested.
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