I believe the US government assessment of Russia's capabilities as little as I believe TASS' assessment of US capabilities. Both are propaganda.

I look at what is happening on the ground in Ukraine, where since April the US has been saying Russia is running out of missiles and/or precision guided weapons. Seven months later Russia is still pounding Ukraine daily with missiles and precision guided weapons. I don't have to like a reality to accept that it is reality.

All our continued denial of reality will do is get more Ukrainians killed and more of Ukraine destroyed.