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Feb 16, 2022 · Furthermore, Putin correctly assumes that a major portion of Ukrainian society is unwilling to go to war or rally behind the country’s current political leaders, even if a national victory is the goal.
Feb 25, 2022 · The good news is that most of them saw limits to Putin’s goals. The bad news: Those limits lie far outside the boundaries of the global order we’ve come to rely on. Here’s what they said. Evelyn...
Feb 16, 2022 · John Sipher on avoiding escalatory spiral: "The goal is going to be to make sure it's extremely painful for Putin, but to try to avoid some sort of escalatory spiral that we get caught into...
Feb 26, 2024 · Explained in his speeches on February 21 and 24, 2022, and in many communiques since, Putin aims to keep the pressure on Ukraine and do everything possible to ensure that the world understands that Ukraine is not a sovereign nation. Putin also portrays Russia as the victim of a NATO plot and Ukrainian "Nazis".
Feb 24, 2022 · When Vladimir V. Putin announced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a televised address on Thursday, he articulated aims far beyond those of Russia’s prior assaults on its Ukrainian neighbor. In a...
Mar 25, 2022 · A statement by Russia’s Defense Ministry said the goals of the “first stage of the operation” had been “mainly accomplished,” with Ukraine’s combat capabilities “significantly reduced,” and...
Mar 1, 2022 · Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times. Why do Russia, the U.S. and Europe care so much about Ukraine? Both Russia and the West see Ukraine as a potential buffer against each other. Russia...
