Military leader and strategist Mick Ryan says Putin has been pursuing what some academics have called a “delusional strategy of Ukraine as a non-state.
“I mean, these are crazy ideas that are just nonsensical,” Mr Ryan told Sky News host Peta Credlin.
“He needs a quick resolution in this war because of international pressure because the Ukrainians are making his military look stupid.
“So, he’s in real trouble; time is not on Putin’s side.”