The Economist: Putin Fears Ending the War without Victory. ‘They Will Hang Me,’ He Reportedly Told His Inner Circle.
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The Economist: Putin fears ending the war without victory. ‘They will hang me,’ he reportedly told his inner circle.
Russian President Vladimir Putin fears for his own safety if the war ends without Russia achieving even its minimum goal, capturing all of Donbas, The Economist writes.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin fears that the end of the war against Ukraine without achieving its minimum objectives could jeopardize his power and even his life.
The Economist writes about this. According to the sources of the publication from the environment of the president of the Russian Federation, at a certain moment of the war, Putin told his relatives: “I will be hanged.” The context in which this phrase was heard, as well as other details of the conversation, are not specified.At the same time, the authors of the material note that discontent with the war is growing in Russia. This, in particular…
The insiders described the publication of the Kremlin's logic, which has nothing to do with geopolitics.
Vladimir Putin once told some of his men, "They're gonna hang me," writes The Economist with reference to an anonymous source. The context of this phrase does not include a publication. According to The Economist's version, Putin believes that ending the war without at least a minimum goal — capture of all of Donbass — could jeopardize his power and life.
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