Gen. Jack Keane says Putin 'on his way to losing' the war in Ukraine

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Vladimir Putin is on the way to losing the war in Ukraine: Gen. Jack Keane

Fox News strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane claims Russia is on the verge of losing the war in Ukraine as morale drops and the Russian people amplify anti-war protests.

Fox News senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane [Ret.] said Vladimir Putin is close to losing the war in Ukraine as anti-war sentiment spreads in Russia and troops' morale worsens. On "Fox & Friends" Friday, Keane argued Putin's efforts to mobilize the Russian people will only create an "unfit" military force that will "blow back." 

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JACK KEANE: We know the history of the Russian people. They would fight and they would stand up for their country. But people are running from this because they don't have a stake in it. And as far as they were concerned, seven months ago, this was in a faraway place from where they're living and they were not involved. And now Putin has got them involved in this. So I think it's likely this will blow back and even if he's able to assemble hundreds of thousands of troops, here's what's going to show up: people who are physically unfit, medically unfit and obviously, people who are psychologically and emotionally not ready to fight. 

In this image made from video released by the Russian Presidential Press Service, Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.  (Russian Presidential Press Service via AP)

And what are they going to join? They're going to join a unit that's on the battlefield that's poorly led, poorly trained, and has not been successful at conducting the operations that they're pursuing. So, yes, Putin has got a problem here. He is losing the war now. Doesn't mean he will eventually lose it, but he certainly is on his way to that.

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