三周的战争 普京的战术困境

CENTRE FOR EASTERN STUDIESwww.osw.waw.plOSW CommentaryThe views expressed by the authors of the papers do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Polish authorities.EDITORS:Adam Eberhardt,Katarzyna Kazimierska,Szymon SztykTRANSLATION:OSWCO-OPERATION:Jim ToddDTP:Wojciech MakowskiCentre for Eastern Studiesul.Koszykowa 6a,00-564 Warsaw,Polandtel.:(+48)22 525 80 00,infoosw.waw.pl www.osw.waw.plThree weeks of war:Putins tactical dilemmasMarek MenkiszakThree weeks after the start of the war against Ukraine,the Kremlins political objectives have not been achieved.The resistance from the Ukrainian armed forces persists,the morale of Ukrain-ian society is high,and the very serious sanctions imposed by the international community on Russia are causing aneconomic crisis and the partial political isolation of the country.There are many indications that this situation has largely come as asurprise to the Kremlin,which has fallen victim to faulty analysis and forecasting.In this situation,the man responsible for the decision to invade,the Russian President Vladimir Putin,faces the challenge of which further tactics of action to choose.It is now difficult to predict further developments,as these w