Larry Johnson: The carnage the Ukrainian forces are experiencing on the ground will pale in comparison if Russia decides to take the gloves off and conduct a full scale war on Ukraine as the supported commander.

https://sonar21.com/will-russia-shift-to-a-war-strategy/
20 June 2022 by Larry Johnson

The carnage the Ukrainian forces are experiencing on the ground will pale in comparison if Russia decides to take the gloves off and conduct a full scale war on Ukraine as the supported commander.
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https://youtu.be/nLfKbfnsisg?t=2479

@ 41:19
Larry also was speaking about the fraction of forces russia has been using in ukraine so i think the notion that they ever wanted to take kiev was ridiculous