After a two-year hiatus, Vladimir Putin organized a meeting with journalists and answered questions from citizens. Event titled “Results of the Year”. All the major television stations of the country were on the air.
Institute of War Studies (ISW) experts, to be exact They listened to almost four hours of discussion and presented their results. They noted that Putin outlined the general operational and tactical situation at the front In a very open and accessible way.
The willingness to devote a significant part of the speech to the topic of Ukraine demonstrates the politician’s high self-confidence, it was emphasized. The leader may have reason to be optimistic. The Russians attack many areas. They are close to capturing Avdivka and Marzinga. At the same time, Washington and Brussels Divided in financial support of Kiev.
The leader said the number of Russian troops on the Ukrainian front was much larger than his officials had reported.
As mentioned, Putin is not proposing a new approach to war. “Many of the statements issued on December 14 resemble standard statements about the Russian war in Ukraine, for example, during his speech at a meeting of the collegium of the Russian Ministry of Defense,” the analysis says.
Experts noticed the contradictions
Experts noticed one thing Incorrect in the politician’s message. “Putin did not specify precisely what changes in the Ukrainian armed forces would constitute ‘militarization,'” it said. In this regard, according to experts, Moscow is trying to deprive Kiev of its defense mechanisms.
ISW said Vladimir Putin did not abandon his previous maximum demands. Their fulfillment would be tantamount to a capitulation to Western ideology.
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