kyiv in first, putin thought he could take kyiv in days. and force a new government of russian puppets on the ukrainian government of russian puppets on the ukrainian people, but ukraine chose to fight ukrainian people, but ukraine chose to fight back and ukrainian armed forces to fight back and ukrainian armed forces have defended their country with courage and skill. second, the kremiin with courage and skill. second, the kremlin bet that the world would ust kremlin bet that the world would just live kremlin bet that the world would just live with its cruel assault on ukraine just live with its cruel assault on ukraine but russia has microaggression and atrocities have shocked microaggression and atrocities have shocked the world, including even moscow s shocked the world, including even moscow s long partners russia s aggression moscow s long partners russia s aggression. that brings me to putter s aggression. that brings me to putter s final miscalculation.