1.) As 'clearly proven' by the last five weeks, the RFA simply has no means to take Kyiv.

Re. if he's going to try it again, sometimes in the future: no idea. I'm not into predicting future.

1.) As 'clearly proven' by the last five weeks, the RFA simply has no means to take Kyiv. Apparently, even Putin has accepted this as a matter of fact, and gave up. That's as far as I can say.

Re. if he's going to try it again, sometimes in the future: no idea. I'm not into predicting future.

2.) Right now, no idea. Most of observers are questioning alone the ability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to reinforce the LOC and the Izium-Severodonetsk area. Considering this, it's questionable if Ukraine can attempt to lift the siege of Mariupol, say, this or the next week.