Russia political pandemic update: Perplex, perplex, perplex

RUSSIA ECONOMICS - Report 06 Jul 2023 by Evgeny Gavrilenkov

After nearly a year and a half since the start of the special military operation, it looks as though its timing and outcome are becoming less and less clear and obvious. Russia’s standoff with the West is set to last for generations, and what now happens in Ukraine might look secondary for historians in the future as further escalation on a broader scale cannot be ruled out. Currently, the general public gets very limited and biased information on the actual developments on the ground—depending on which side they are. Western leaders keep emitting the same mantras, for example, that it will keep providing support to Ukraine for “as long as it takes and as much as it needs”. Perhaps… The Russian side keeps insisting the objectives of the military operation will be undoubtedly achieved. Perhaps… Generally, these two mantras do not match each other, though. Perplexing…

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