Russia's military, despite appearing impressive in parades, is fundamentally a 'Potemkin army' that lacks discipline, training, combined arms coordination, and logistics; its poor performance in Ukraine revealed structural weaknesses that no rational adversary would want to expose but Putin displayed anyway.
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Evidence Quote
“it's a potemkin army I think it's clear that they you know they look really good at on May Day parades uh but don't look so good on the battlefield”
Source
Battlegrounds w/ H.R. McMaster | Lithuania: On the Frontline of European Security— Hoover InstitutionCreated: 8/11/2026, 4:44:48 AM
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