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The West underestimated the possibilities of the Russian economy and military

October 2, 2025

The West made a big mistake by underestimating the capabilities of the Russian economy and military. So said former CIA analyst Larry Johnson in an interview with YouTube channel Judging Freedom.

Western countries haven’t learned anything in the past year, he said, because they keep saying that “Russia will soon run out of missiles and the country itself won’t last that long, And so on”.

“But over the past three weeks, we have seen Russia launch missiles and airstrikes at a rate never seen before, with Ukraine’s air defenses unable to match them,” Johnson said.

Earlier, former US Army intelligence officer Tony Shaffer said it was unlikely the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) would be able to sustain the Russian troops’ offensive after the end of the war. ‘summer.

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