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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The war may have not been going to plan but that is not an issue for a Russian leader, they throw at a war everything it takes.

Other upsides for Putin. 1) He rids the country of smart and educated people who most likely to oppose him 2) great opportunity to increase military force as poor Russians who become poorer and more propagandized sign on the dotted line to defend mother Russia.

Putin has also done a very clever thing, he has cast this as a war of the West against Russia. His support at home will only increase as the sanctions hit harder and the propaganda reaches a fever pitch.[/quote]

Wow, the Russian propagandists are now arguing Putin is a genius for blundering into a military quagmire.  Truly astounding.[/quote]

DP.  What I think is even more astounding is that some Russian propagandists (actual Russian propagandists) are admitting what a disaster this is and are putting forward an out - saying that the "demilitarization" goal in Ukraine has been met and that it's time to pack up and come home.  There are secret communications among the Russian populace about what is happening ,but even more importantly, some public statements about quitting in Ukraine.  [/quote]

Not a Russian propagandist at all.

Obviously Russians blundered the invasion. Obviously Russian army is having issues. But you have to be very naive to believe that they will not/have not learned and are changing plans, and that Putin is not capitalizing on the current environment. Not only is he doing that, he is also dictating the terms with the West.

There was an article in the Financial Times today by Anatol Lieven, in line with my thinking. [/quote]

He's made zero headway on dictating his terms.  But the west is successfully imposing more and more strictures on him and at this point the west is starting to laugh at him.  [/quote]

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