CNN
In determining Russia’s retaliation, analysts say, Putin has faced several constraints. One is political: Mounting a large-scale, innovative response to the “Spiderweb” operation would be akin to admitting that Ukraine had inflicted a serious blow against Russia – an impression the Kremlin has been at pains to avoid, said Kateryna Stepanenko, a Russia analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, a think tank in Washington DC.
