What did Ukraine’s ’40-day campaign’ against Russia deliver?

(Stringer / Anadolu / Getty Images)In late June, President Volodymyr Zelensky tasked Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) with launching a “40-day influence operation” designed to compel Russia to “end the war.” “When Russians prepare their children for school, they often order uniforms, notebooks, pencils, and other essentials through Wildberries,” one Ukrainian official said. People walk in front of a billboard honoring a participant in Russia’s war against Ukraine and reading “Pride of Russia!” Ukrainian officials say they do not expect genuinely independent opposition parties to enter parliament. One Ukrainian official said, citing internal documents, that Kyiv believes the rating of United Russia stands at around 30-33%, the lowest ever.