TLDR: There was a recent shakeup of the Russian top brass and an economist was put in a top job. He thinks the economist has told Putin that this can not be sustained given Russia’s capability and Western promised support. Putin might actually be listening and why he wants to settle on current control.
Good assessment. The only water I’d throw on your fire is that authoritarians are incredibly reactive to personalities and presentations.
It’s possible new faces literally changed Putin’s mind on things he had already heard, simply because the message was coming from someone new.
Removed by mod
mass-murderer vs not-a-murderer … huh I guess we should both get reduced 50-year jail terms !
Putin must be forced to withdraw from Ukraine as established in 1994 and Russian territories surrounding Ukraine become DMZs manned by UN watchtowers and UN controls.
UN has become a farce and I dread another League of Nations levels of failure in the near future.
Removed by mod