James Bruno - 1st hand Insights from Georgia, where Russians are Increasingly Unpopular and Resented

Putin continues to drive deeper Western support for Ukraine with his  brutality and indiscriminate aggression. Now France, Germany and the US  are sending tanks and Patriot batteries. This could signal a real step  up from the supply of defensive weaponry to offensive. Has the West  finally realised that to end the war requires a resounding Ukrainian  victory on the battlefield? Russia is rumoured to be on the cusp of  drafting half a million more conscripts, but will Putin break the  fragile consensus within Russia with his increasingly desperate and  ineffective measures.   

James Bruno writes commentary on foreign affairs and national security  and is the author of four bestselling books. He has been interviewed on  CNN, NPR, Fox News, BBC, SiriusXM Radio and other media. He is a  contributing writer with Washington Monthly and has contributed to  Politico Magazine, HuffPost, Cipher Brief, The Weekly and other  publications. Mr. Bruno served as a diplomat with the U.S. Department of  State for twenty-three years. He holds M.A. degrees from the U.S. Naval  War College and Columbia University, and a B.A. from George Washington  University.