Ukraine
Two months later, and Kyiv's small – albeit astonishing – occupation of Russian territory is going strong. Western officials don't understand how.
Unlike Trump, the former PM is celebrated in Ukraine for supporting them after Russia's invasion.
Ukraine's representative to the UK, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, issued the bleak prediction at the Conservative Party conference.
According to UK intelligence, the move will "limit opportunities" for Russian troops to make progress.
It comes as the Russian leader adds an extra 133,000 conscripts to his army.
Meanwhile, the Russian president himself has been waxing lyrical about the "truth".
UK intelligence says the strike will deprive Moscow of "critical" supplies.
It comes amid growing concern in Russia about a lack of training for new troops.
He somehow still managed to threaten the States in the same post.
The Russian president said even the use of "conventional weapons" could encourage Moscow to look at using its nuclear arsenal.