When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Vladimir Putin allegedly believed it would be over in a fortnight. Three years on, the Russian president is showing no signs of weakening his assault on the nation.

Concern and questions remain over his next move, as Putin continues to ignore Trump’s warning and countries such as Estonia and Poland have accused Russia of incursions in their airspace.

So what really is Putin’s endgame? Sky News’s Diana Magnay , defence expert Robert Fox and The i Paper columnist Ian Birrell offer their perspectives.

The Soviet Union fought in Afghanistan for nine long years. It took a new leader in the form of Mikhail Gorbachev to finish a war which he described as a “bleeding wound” and which had no place in his reformist agenda. Even then, it wa

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