It’s even worse. Russian financial powers that have a lot of influence on Putin, (directly control Putin), have declared a stop to further war west of the Dnieper. This war is likely to end with the liberation of the two republics in the Donbas. The Kremlin is again talking about negotiating with Zelensky, and Russia’s advance is apparently on hold. Far from treating NATO countries as enemies, the Kremlin is still energising Europe to the extent that Europe will allow. Senior Russian officials talk as if proving that Russia is a reliable energy supplier is more important than the lives of its soldiers fighting Western-trained and equipped Ukrainian troops whose weapons are supplied by European countries whose arms industries run on Russian energy. It makes me very sad to see that tens of thousands of young Russian boys have given their lives for basically NOTHING.
这篇文章作者认为俄罗斯的撤退是策略性的,而不是失势。因为撤出的领地是小城市和乡村,并不是什么工业重镇。而像Kherson, Mariupol, Luhansk and most of Donetsk are still controlled by Russia and Russian allied forces
有一条评论认为普京实际在打经济战,而不是为了争夺土地。延长战争很有可能拖垮欧洲经济,并让资本外逃。