Ukraine war shows Russian military not as capable as thought: Pentagon

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U.S. Defense Undersecretary Colin H. Kahl said Moscow exhibits a 'dangerous and reckless power.'

Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl said that China posed a bigger risk to the U.S. and the world order than Russia did, although he warned that Moscow was still a"dangerous actor."

Russia has suffered large losses of troops and equipment and failed in its bid to take Kyiv. It now faces ain the southern Kherson region and the eastern Kharkiv region in which Kyiv has boasted of making significant gains. However Kahl said on Wednesday that despite reported setbacks, Russia had also shown that it was"an extraordinarily dangerous and reckless power," and warned that"a weakened Russia becomes more dangerous on the international stage."

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