Michael McFaul, a former Obama-era U.S. ambassador to Russia, on Tuesday confessed his shock at Russian President Vladimir Putin's "evil" in Ukraine.
"I should admit, I didn't expect him to be as evil within the way he's combating this war as he has been," McFaul informed MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace.
"Let's also remember. They may have cleared up Bucha. They might have hid that. They didn't try this," he observed, referencing the bloodbath by way of Russian troops that has been uncovered in the commuter town close to Ukraine's capital Kyiv. "They left these our bodies on purpose as a way to terrorize the Ukrainian americans."
McFaul, now a professor of political science at Stanford tuition who spoke of he penned his first piece calling Putin an autocrat in 2000, also issued a blunt reminder about how Putin's deliberate takeover of the neighboring nation has long gone awry as he launched a full-scale offensive in the east.
"reme mber, Putin has misplaced the war for Ukraine," McFaul stated, noting the "normal intention to swallow up all of Ukraine as a result of Ukrainians are just Russians with accents" had been unsuccessful.
Putin has "did not take Kyiv" or any other predominant Ukrainian cities and had "failed at his essential pursuits" within the battle, McFaul brought.
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