Putin may be planning a new offensive in Ukraine in the spring of 2023 – Bloomberg, citing Kremlin sources

The Russian president is also preparing his citizens for a protracted war with the United States and its allies.

The publication notes that in this way, Putin wants to demonstrate that the Russian military can regain the initiative in the war and hold the occupied territories, pressuring Kyiv to negotiate.

For this, Russia is ready to send more and more people to war – according to their strategy, the war can be won with numbers.

"The Russian leader believes he has no alternative but to prevail in this conflict. A new round of mobilization is possible as soon as this spring, they said, as the economy and society are increasingly subordinated to the needs of the war," writes Bloomberg.

Putin is disappointed with the way things are going, but is not ready to give up on his goals, says Tatiana Stanovaya, founder of political consulting company R.Politik. "It just means the route will be longer, more bloody, and worse for everyone," she says.

In the long term, Putin has approved plans to expand the ranks of the military by almost 50% over the next few years. Therefore, schools and universities are reinstating military training courses.