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>> in spite of the humiliating military defeats What "humiliating military defeats"? They are winning on the battlefield. The author seems to be oblivious to the reality and drinks a bit too much western mainstream media kool-aid. There are many channels on Youtube that report a much more realistic picture with full tracking of the moving battle lines without much bias for any side. Eg: https://www.youtube.com/@histo…
That's not to say that the successor regime is necessarily better.
>> in spite of the humiliating military defeats What "humiliating military defeats"? They are winning on the battlefield. The author seems to be oblivious to the reality and drinks a bit too much western mainstream media kool-aid. There are many channels on Youtube that report a much more realistic picture with full tracking of the moving battle lines without much bias for any side. Eg: https://www.youtube.com/@histo…
And Russia has been stable because vast majority of people indeed support what Putin does. Putin in fact, isn't a problem at all, problem is Russians themselves.
Looking at this in terms of a powdered-wig upper class with negotiable access to control defies the siloviki narrative of Russian history. We’re all wondering what collective leadership will execute Putin’s plans for succession.