War in Ukraine – Vladimir Putin has already thought through his strategy at peace negotiations – UNIAN
What Putin is doing now is aimed not so much at strengthening the Russian army at the front, but at strengthening the Kremlin’s negotiating position in the future.
Russia's missile attack on the Dnieper this week is part of the Kremlin's strategy to prepare for upcoming peace talks. Its essence is to raise rates in order to then trade them at the negotiating table, writes The New York Times.
The publication notes that the missile strikes that Russia and Ukraine exchanged this week were more likely to pursue political goals and are not capable of affecting the overall situation in the war due to the relatively small number of missiles on both sides. Overall, however, Ukraine is still in a significantly worse position on the battlefield, with its few forces slowly retreating under…
