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Russia’s military war vs Ukraine’s political war
The Duran: Episode 1400
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The propaganda war from the West has more to do with fear Ukraine cannot win this war. The Russian side has no doubt about the endgame and grind away Ukrainian troops. If Putin wants to destroy Kiev he can do that tomorrow if he wants. This is not the purpose of this war.
There is a lot of angst going on about Russian tactics, but I look at this in a different way. Russia is drawing the Ukies into one area, when they are ready they will strike with awful destruction, and the Ukies will be finished once and for all. I served in the military and we used these sort of tactics fighting terrorists. ( not telling who) Russian military commanders know what they are doing, all these nay sayers are going to finish up with loads of egg on their faces.
Russia is quiet because it is sure it will win the “war”. That is the confrontation with the West. Russia has chosen it’s path! To be a souveriegn country in the world!
The Kremlin does right in being silent.They can not win the soft power war today! But they will win the war on the ground! That is what it is all about! And they have chosen between annihilation and winnig this confrontation! The destiny of the world is destined by this. If Russia is defeated and partitoned or being a NATO puppet, the world is in great danger!
One day ,in the near future, Russia believes and will probably fully take over the areas which the Ukrainian Army has now advanced through. If the fighters in that Ukrainian Army are from the areas they are advancing through it behooves Russia not to kill them as remaining family members and friends, who will be residents of these areas when they are pacified, will have deep grievances against Russia if they are killed or maimed by Russia..
You say “Clearly, there are risks.” But what are they? Why don’t you at least NAME them? Maybe the benefits will turn out to be bigger than those ‘risks’? What are the benefits? Are you assuming that there aren’t any? Why?
PS: Later, you identify “risks” as being “with Russian public opinion.” But if that Russian increase in anxiety will be followed by proof that Putin was correct all along, then won’t he stand higher among the Reussians as a leader than if he had NOT been silent right now?
A different “risk” is that the Crazy American Neocons will get desperate and decide that the only option they have left is to use the big ones. So it is important to remain calm when you are dealing with a dying tiger which still has very sharp teeth.