"The fact is that he went at Kyiv and destroyed multiple other cities, he has killed thousands of innocent civilians and caused billions of dollars worth of damage, for which Russia should be held accountable," Mr. Hoffman said.
Kyiv failure reverberates for Putin's shaken regime
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Such support, he said, is crucial because the longer Ukraine is able to fend off the Russians, the greater the chances that Mr. Putin's support in Moscow could crumble, potentially leading to the end of his two-decade reign.
U.S. can do more to help Ukraine, rattle Putin, former Moscow CIA chief says
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