Guest Post by Paul Craig Roberts
At the St. Petersburg conference Putin was asked if it behooved Russia to get the war in Ukraine over with before the West got more involved. Putin’s answer (below) indicates that he still has no clue that the war is widening into more casualties–now Russian civilians inside mother Russia.
“Regarding speed, regarding results. You said that I have a great responsibility. Yes indeed. Is it possible to increase the speed of solving the problems we face? It is possible, but it is directly proportional to the losses. And understanding my responsibility, I nevertheless proceed from what the General Staff and the Ministry of Defense propose. Speed is important, but even more important is caring for the lives and health of our guys who are fighting at the front. Therefore, combat work is underway, but since the beginning of this year, 47 settlements have been liberated, 880, in my opinion, square kilometers. We are gradually pushing the enemy out of the territory of Donbass and other adjacent territories. The General Staff and the Ministry of Defense have plans for the implementation and achievement of all our goals, and we are acting according to these plans. I am sure that all these plans will be implemented.”
Putin still does not comprehend that “saving lives” is actually going to lose many more lives by allowing the war to be widened into a general conflict.
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Too bad you’re NOT the President of Russia, Paul. I’m sure we’d all be staring down the barrel of world peace right now.
Putin doesn’t care, gaining the Donbas is is objective, not saving lives. If it was saving lives he wouldn’t have invaded in the first place.
This ain’t Discus!….. kinda wandered off the farm,…..eh,bud?……
PCR still does not comprehend that even a quick, comprehensive Russian victory in Ukraine would in no way end this ongoing WW3.
Putin doesn’t understand? What a joke.
Or, perhaps, Putin is a bit smarter than you think he is. Seems to me that he is slowly grinding NATO military equipment into dust.
Cue the song I won’t back down by Tom Petty. Putin knows the Western leaders want him dead and Russia heeled like a pet dog. He is saying he is not backing down. He is calling their bluff. He will only stop if he gets concessions from the West in regard to Ukraine, Crimea etc. The West will not even consider peace talks so the war grinds on.
I’m sure your intel is far better than Putin’s. you should contact him and help the poor schlep out.
Putin is rope-a-doping the west.
Buying time to deliver the kill shot- petrodollar death.
$34 trillion and counting, l’d say he took Osama bin Laden’s advice -bleed the hegemon to death.
And it’s working beautifully.
Reminder- a few well placed Kinzals could stop this nonsense in its tracks.
And Russia’s economy seems to be just fine- what’s the rush, PCR?
Excessive war spending in the west is hastening it’s economic collapse. Empires always go down the military over extension path.
And Paul Craig Roberts still does not understand
that Putin is controlled by the same people as Selenski Sodomite LOL
Then again, assuming this is true, Putin just delivered a huge FAFO to Washington.
Judo is worth learning losers. The strength of an opponent can be used against him. You are in a grip that you are the ones stuck in, eventually will be on your back. Sport is well worth studying and playing fairly within recognised rules. Too bad, lazy brain, fat bodied keyboard warriors don’t actually get it yet. Your MIC does, hence the bitching and goading away from a strategy they know they didn’t fully comprehend till stuck like shit. Putin is only playing his chosen sport well, applying it in his strategy.