PwnallthethingsDec 10, 2022

Couple of particularly interesting paragraphs in today's ISW on #Ukraine / #Russia on some of Putin's latest claims

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-9

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Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to discuss negotiations with Ukraine as a means of separating Ukraine from its Western supporters by portraying Kyiv as unwilling to compromise or even to engage in serious talks. During a news conference at the

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In other words, ISW also assessing not only that a #Ukraine-#Russia ceasefire is very unlikely in the near-term (and that Russia is uninterested in one), but also noting that Putin is specifically targeting Western audiences with the pretense that he is interested in one to cause friction, and allege that "peace would be available, if only US/Ukrainian belligerence did not prevent it"
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@Pwnallthethings It is amazing to me that there is zero discussion about Aleksandr Dugin (I misspelled his name in a different reply) and his role in all of this as well as his role influencing Putin's thinking. Zero discussion that I have seen, which is unfortunate. If you want to understand Putin's actions, read Dugin's work.
Dec 11, 2022 at 4:58amWeb