This became true as the war continues. Wasn't the case in February. Western intelligence was expecting Russians to capture Kyiv within several days of the war

This became true as the war continues. Wasn't the case in February. Western intelligence was expecting Russians to capture Kyiv within several days of the war [1] Therefore, western countries refused to supply heavy weapons. They remember the 7 billion of military equipment they supplied to Afghanistan [2] [1] https://www.newsweek.com/us-expects-kyiv-fall-days-ukraine-source-warns-encirclement-1682326 https://www.newsweek.com/us-expects-kyiv-fall-days-ukraine-s... [2] https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/27/politics/afghan-weapons-left-behind/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/27/politics/afghan-weapons-l...