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These are tricky times for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The “special military operation” he launched against Ukraine in 2022, intended to last a few days until a puppet regime in Kyiv could be installed, has now gone on longer than both the Soviet fight against Nazi Germany and all of World War I. His forces have long ceased making significant gains on the battlefield; some data even suggest that Russian forces lost territory in April and May. What gains the Russians have made have come at enormous cost: Last month, Anna Keast-Butler, the director of British intelligence agency GCHQ, cited new intelligence indicating that Russian war deaths had likely reached almost half a million; various Western sources put total Russian casualties at significantly more than 1 million.

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

I can’t see the part of the article behind a paywall, but I read it as that familiar quote of a cornered animal being the most dangerous. If he believes he has nothing left to lose, he’s more likely to strike out without inhibitions.

That’s not a call to appeasement but a warning that things can get even more dangerous just before the end. If Putin really is in fear of losing, or in fear of losing his power, will he stop at conventional attacks? Will he stop at the country he’s already attacking? Or will he strike randomly wherever and howeverhe can do the most harm?