‘It’s shocking in its breadth, its scale’

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Some US military observers see the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a sort of “shock and awe” effort aimed at cowing a possible Ukrainian resistance. But retired Brig. Gen. Peter Zwack, a former US Defense Attaché in Moscow, tells The World’s Marco Werman why he thinks Russian troops may ultimately have a hard time stabilizing an occupied Ukraine.

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