After his meeting on rare earths and the need to crank up that industry, which the Kremlin only provided Putin’s introductory remarks, Rossiya 1’s always seemingly present Pavel Zarubin asked Putin a series of questions from rare eaths to Ukraine to Trump and more:
Last month the rogue US regime wanted Russia's head on an ice-pick, this month it's Spin The Wheel and Let's Do a Deal. GTFOOH!
Notice how bereft of any talent Trump's picks are, maybe this Kash Patel, FBI, Indian, is an exception, maybe. In fact, those 3 neo-con stooges Lavrov & Co sat down with in Riyadh, peaked in High School. If those 3 MoFo's ain't on AIPAC's books then David Copperfield took time off from his Vegas gig to do Building 7 on 9/11.
My only piece of advice to VVP is to keep those factory generators churning full, no, warp speed.
The Ukraine war is like a never tiring tar baby and VVP seems clear about inviting all to play at peace. This must so distress the UKEU/nordic fan team who just want to club the tar baby with their Dane Axes. He certainly is the master of controlled dialogue and in this interview sets out a solid case for reasoned discussion. Not that I believe the westies have the slightest interest in that game.
One gets the impression that VVP is only going so far to accommodate the hysterics options available in the western camp and holds a firm grip on reality. Take his answer on the 50% arms reduction issue, perfectly well put and entirely feasible/vital in today's world. There is a chance that the Putin/Trump rapprochement could be consolidated with major arms reduction agreements. On February 2026 the START treaty is up for renewal or revocation and that places it at an interesting point in the USA election cycle only 12 months before the mid terms. These days I am not even sure that Trump is interested in retaining any treaty but he occasionally blurts out words that point toward nuclear arms control 'especially for others but not for me'.
Putin sounds like he wants peace and will do anything to get there. IMHO trusting Trump and the Empire isn't a good idea at all. As you said today's comment with Macron makes one shake his head and wonders if Trump remembers what he told Putin just the other day.
IOW's this makes no sense whatsoever from where I'm sitting, but no one really cares where I'm sitting
it’s important to know how to read Putin, particularly on the economic carrots since Russia knows that’s a Trump weak spot. The last example of cutting defense by 50% is clearly Turkish delight for Putin as Russia has the Empire whipped in the arms race, and as soon as the SMO ends, Russia will be dropping back to about 2.5% of GDP from the current 7%.
What really baffles me is how most of the Judge's pundits, plus many other left leaning people are celebrating as if the war has ended when in fact it's nowhere close to being ended.
Remember that here in amerika everything must happen immediately, anything mid to long term is beyond comprehension
Pundits on both sides have been celebrating the impending end of this war from the moment it started. But this time that belief is based on concrete statements coming from the highest level in the American government.
Wars are unpredictable and so is the American government. You could almost say they go hand in hand. So who knows where from here?
The first steps are the reestablishment of formal relations and return of stolen diplomatic properties. That likely will consume most of March. Then in April negotiations over Ukraine might commence. But it will be small step followed by small step with no leapfrogging. Russia also wants to see how Trump deals with the Deep State as that’s where the real impediments reside.
Although it looks as if Putin wants to deal, Trump needs to know exactly what hand he is playing and from where I sit it doesn't appear that he knows what
Thanks for providing Putin's responses to the questions. Although I am sure I miss nuance reading the replies in English instead of Russian, what President Putin says, and what he does NOT say is quite interesting.
Obtaining Western Capital to increase development speed (time IS money, after all) is wise and non-zero sum cooperation leads to mutual dependence.
If that breaks down in future, perhaps after some future US regime change causes reversion to the US post-WW2 policy mean, the assets remain in Russia as, in effect, the guarantee that requires no litigation.
And both sides benefit by cooperation, and enjoy Peace, while the joint venture persists.
I can't thank you enough for sharing this interview, Carl. It's an amazing look into the mind of Vladimir Putin. He is a wonder of a statesman.
But what he said! Taken at face value he is saying peace in Ukraine is possible and that he can work with Mr. Trump to that effect. He's also inviting other governments like the EU and BRICS to get involved. That's a big deal.
Putin's comments regarding the Trump administration in general sounded very positive for Russia.
Putin’s plans for Russia’s future development are gargantuan (see last year’s Leap Day Speech to understand) and require a vast amount of investment AND professional personnel to attain. Putin’s saying you can’t conquer Russia, but you can have a piece of the action if you behave and act prudently.
“… he gives ridiculous orders dictated not by military considerations, but by political considerations while it is unclear what they are based on.” Mindprints of MI6 shine through. Disasters guaranteed.
Zaluzhny is in London, not far from GCHQ, not so much exiled as planted to receive the latest Anglo script for performance in the Ukrainian theatre.
Lasting peace requires:
Withdrawal of all Ukrainian personnel and equipment to beyond the west bank of the Dnieper; excision of all ‘nonexistent’ foreign military assets; elections in the rump Ukraine for a demilitarising President, explicitly anti-Nazi [”to bring to power people who will enjoy the trust of the people of Ukraine.”]; declaring Russian-speaking oblasts to be self-governing with the option of democratically joining the Russian Federation for those which haven’t already; return of exiled Ukrainians and Russians to their homelands; extensive and intensive reconstruction of all the former Ukraine and new Russian states. Paid for by the belligerent countries [Ukraine] and defending force [Russian Federation].
both p & ~p; simultaneous mutually contradictory positions. Activating any as personally/politically required. No-one knows which proposition they’re agreeing to or opposing. The proponent decides what any current agreement or deal is. Diplomacy by perplexity.
Kremlin contradicts Trump on ‘NATO troops in Ukraine’
The US president had claimed that Russia would accept the presence of troops from members of the military bloc in the country
The Kremlin has contradicted a claim by US President Donald Trump that Russia would “accept” the placement of troops from NATO countries in Ukraine under a possible peace deal.
When pressed by journalists on Monday about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s opinion on the possibility of Western troops deploying to Ukraine, Trump said “He will accept that. I have asked him that question.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Tuesday however that Moscow’s position has not changed since Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s description the week before of the “presence of armed forces from NATO countries, even under the EU flag or as part of national contingents” as “completely unacceptable” to Moscow.
Trump insisted he had “specifically asked [Putin] that question” regarding the deployment. “He has no problem with it,” he said while talking to the press following his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Washington.
Generally I want to be positive and I make my opinion on United Nations Security Council resolution. England and France did not veto, I believe they are ordered not to.
However I watch Trump and Macron press conference. Same western narrative, lies continue. I agree with Sergey Ryabkov, I am pessimistic. Well ours are completing the tasks, therefore I am optimistic for other reasons.
Yes, they didn’t veto as they still want to curry favor with Trump.
Here’s my long response to b’s question that is today’s main MoA thread:
In <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0pOQpvUYCw">his chat with Judge Napolitano</a>, Ambassador Chas Freeman said that Trump is "foreclosing" on Ukraine, but aside from that Trump has no outstanding plan as he has no cards to play. Putin in his <a href="https://karlof1.substack.com/p/zarubin-interviews-putin">interview with Zarubin</a> presented a variety of carrots aimed at furthering the improvement of relations. However, it's very clear that Russia is in no hurry to reach a negotiated end, although it does want one that specifically conforms to Russia's desires. That sentence paraphrases numerous Russian officials recently and over many previous months and must be considered Russian policy.
But the issue is whether or not Trump has an actual plan. Perhaps Witkoff's statement about using the abandoned Istanbul grounds as a starting point--a position that Putin has forwarded--IMO is what the US will use as its initial negotiating point, and some of the points raised within that aborted treaty have been floated as balloons by Team Trump.
The big disconnect by many that swallowed the false narrative for this war is that NATO/Outlaw US Empire have/are suffered/suffering a decisive defeat at the hands of Russia--no matter how badly they thirst to defeat Russia they cannot in any way whatsoever attain that goal, now or at anytime in the future. <b>The very longstanding War against the Russian Empire, USSR, and Russian Federation is over</B>, and all those Hawks cannot accept that primary fact.
Some in the EU have a plan for the future, but the vast majority don't. They are stuck inside a hamster wheel of their own creation and don't know how or don't want to leave it. Trump clearly has escaped the hamster wheel but remains in the cage and is looking for an exit. Rhetorically he's trying very hard to absolve the Outlaw US Empire of its guilt in having started this war of aggression against Russia. Witkoff and others have flipped the Narrative and now say the war was provoked, which we all know since the world's aware of Nuland's confession to Pyatt. No amount of spin can deny that basic fact. But I don't see Trump's rhetoric fooling much of the world.
IMO, Trump will have some inner disappointment that the treaty ending the Empire's conflict with Russia won't be ready to sign on 9 May. I'll be surprised if it's ready by 4 July. Remember, the biggest, most important part of this treaty will be the new Eurasian Security Structure, for that will need to be ready for Russia to end its SMO. Does Team Trump know that's what it will be tasked to do? Gabbard might. IMO, Trump may also be realizing he has few cards to play against China, too. Trump has slowed the speed of the Outlaw US Empire's plumet into the abyss created by its decline but it's still headed downward. What his administration does until the next one supplants it will determine how hard the landing is.
Thanks for your reply. it appears my analysis is too long for barflies to read and comment upon. Yes, Russia's military hasn't stopped and is currently creating more hotspots along the FEBA. Russia just completed the capture of a very stubborn locale that will allow it to bound forward. The decision to end the Kusk incursion instead of using it as a major meat grinder is now in motion with the aim of turning it into a vast cauldron. And there remains the need to secure all the new oblasts which means crossing the Dnieper to retake Kherson and beyond.
<blockquote>I hope the Russians understand that Donald Trump’s views towards Russia reflect a minority view in the United States. Most of the Republican and Democrat politicians, as well as the majority of intelligence and defense officers, see no difference between the Russia that exists today and the Soviet Union. Today, for example, a friend shared an email with me that he received from his buddy, a recently retired CIA case officer who is still doing contract work for the Agency. I am an acquaintance of that former CIA officer. In the email he voiced outrage at Trump “<b>cozying up</b>” to Putin and exclaimed: “<b>I’ve spent forty years fighting those bastards and Trump is surrendering</b>.” [Emphasis Original]</blockquote>
IMO, Russia's well aware of that since it's constantly reminded by Europeans daily.
Another reason for Trump's seeming inaction/lack of plan is that he knows getting any treaty ratified that can be interpreted as the US being the loser will have little chance of getting the required 2/3s Senate approval. That's a very real consideration I've seen no one mention. In other words, attaining peace with Russia doesn't depend on Trump; it depends on the US Senate.
I agree with a lot of your comments, but I will share my thoughts because it is my understanding many have excluded very important variables. I believe Trump's team have identified 2.
Nobody can dispute today that we are not the enemy of US anymore, at least not for those who have the power for 4 years. There is another.
Trump has indicated the conflict is not very important for US now, even that the opponents and allies howl. Trump will be very satisfied with business here, he makes deals and he said there is something very big. Witkof already visited, another deal maker, talked and not about Ukraine. Trump could use these deals for his congress to agree a treaty but why does he need it? The critical elements partnership and aluminum extraction. It is not only money, it will knock one of the levers of pressure Beijing has over Washington. Another important variable, it was not our intention but with the SVO we already destroyed the biggest trading partner of China, the EU bloc, almost bankrupt. Defeating China is now the objective of US, not the sovereignty of Ukraine or the security of Europeans that created their own problems with us.
There is no rush. We will complete the tasks, destroy all VSU, protect our interests, a treaty comes from our victory. Nobody can stop us and everyone else will do the best for themselves.
I’ve made further comments about legalities at MoA that ‘m going to bring to the substack in an article. There appears to be a simple or a very complicated solution.
The bearskin of Ukraine obviously loomed large in Wall Street, City, Brussels, in every banking district visions of future. It loomed huge.
IF the war continues only thing left is restoring military stocks, propping up some MIC companies. That's not nearly enough. That would not match what was envisioned.
So the only country who could mend the situation would be the winner of this war, nevermind – or perhaps precisely because – that it was destined to fall with Ukraine.
Last month the rogue US regime wanted Russia's head on an ice-pick, this month it's Spin The Wheel and Let's Do a Deal. GTFOOH!
Notice how bereft of any talent Trump's picks are, maybe this Kash Patel, FBI, Indian, is an exception, maybe. In fact, those 3 neo-con stooges Lavrov & Co sat down with in Riyadh, peaked in High School. If those 3 MoFo's ain't on AIPAC's books then David Copperfield took time off from his Vegas gig to do Building 7 on 9/11.
My only piece of advice to VVP is to keep those factory generators churning full, no, warp speed.
Oh Russian factories will continue humming. The goal now is Russian development to 2030 and beyond.
The Ukraine war is like a never tiring tar baby and VVP seems clear about inviting all to play at peace. This must so distress the UKEU/nordic fan team who just want to club the tar baby with their Dane Axes. He certainly is the master of controlled dialogue and in this interview sets out a solid case for reasoned discussion. Not that I believe the westies have the slightest interest in that game.
One gets the impression that VVP is only going so far to accommodate the hysterics options available in the western camp and holds a firm grip on reality. Take his answer on the 50% arms reduction issue, perfectly well put and entirely feasible/vital in today's world. There is a chance that the Putin/Trump rapprochement could be consolidated with major arms reduction agreements. On February 2026 the START treaty is up for renewal or revocation and that places it at an interesting point in the USA election cycle only 12 months before the mid terms. These days I am not even sure that Trump is interested in retaining any treaty but he occasionally blurts out words that point toward nuclear arms control 'especially for others but not for me'.
Putin sounds like he wants peace and will do anything to get there. IMHO trusting Trump and the Empire isn't a good idea at all. As you said today's comment with Macron makes one shake his head and wonders if Trump remembers what he told Putin just the other day.
IOW's this makes no sense whatsoever from where I'm sitting, but no one really cares where I'm sitting
it’s important to know how to read Putin, particularly on the economic carrots since Russia knows that’s a Trump weak spot. The last example of cutting defense by 50% is clearly Turkish delight for Putin as Russia has the Empire whipped in the arms race, and as soon as the SMO ends, Russia will be dropping back to about 2.5% of GDP from the current 7%.
What really baffles me is how most of the Judge's pundits, plus many other left leaning people are celebrating as if the war has ended when in fact it's nowhere close to being ended.
Remember that here in amerika everything must happen immediately, anything mid to long term is beyond comprehension
Yes, and I explain today in a MoA comment that Trump now seems to understand that 9 May might be too soon of a date to meet and sign treaty.
Pundits on both sides have been celebrating the impending end of this war from the moment it started. But this time that belief is based on concrete statements coming from the highest level in the American government.
Wars are unpredictable and so is the American government. You could almost say they go hand in hand. So who knows where from here?
The first steps are the reestablishment of formal relations and return of stolen diplomatic properties. That likely will consume most of March. Then in April negotiations over Ukraine might commence. But it will be small step followed by small step with no leapfrogging. Russia also wants to see how Trump deals with the Deep State as that’s where the real impediments reside.
Although it looks as if Putin wants to deal, Trump needs to know exactly what hand he is playing and from where I sit it doesn't appear that he knows what
hand he actually has. Time will tell
Thanks for providing Putin's responses to the questions. Although I am sure I miss nuance reading the replies in English instead of Russian, what President Putin says, and what he does NOT say is quite interesting.
Obtaining Western Capital to increase development speed (time IS money, after all) is wise and non-zero sum cooperation leads to mutual dependence.
If that breaks down in future, perhaps after some future US regime change causes reversion to the US post-WW2 policy mean, the assets remain in Russia as, in effect, the guarantee that requires no litigation.
And both sides benefit by cooperation, and enjoy Peace, while the joint venture persists.
I can't thank you enough for sharing this interview, Carl. It's an amazing look into the mind of Vladimir Putin. He is a wonder of a statesman.
But what he said! Taken at face value he is saying peace in Ukraine is possible and that he can work with Mr. Trump to that effect. He's also inviting other governments like the EU and BRICS to get involved. That's a big deal.
Putin's comments regarding the Trump administration in general sounded very positive for Russia.
Putin’s plans for Russia’s future development are gargantuan (see last year’s Leap Day Speech to understand) and require a vast amount of investment AND professional personnel to attain. Putin’s saying you can’t conquer Russia, but you can have a piece of the action if you behave and act prudently.
“… he gives ridiculous orders dictated not by military considerations, but by political considerations while it is unclear what they are based on.” Mindprints of MI6 shine through. Disasters guaranteed.
Zaluzhny is in London, not far from GCHQ, not so much exiled as planted to receive the latest Anglo script for performance in the Ukrainian theatre.
Lasting peace requires:
Withdrawal of all Ukrainian personnel and equipment to beyond the west bank of the Dnieper; excision of all ‘nonexistent’ foreign military assets; elections in the rump Ukraine for a demilitarising President, explicitly anti-Nazi [”to bring to power people who will enjoy the trust of the people of Ukraine.”]; declaring Russian-speaking oblasts to be self-governing with the option of democratically joining the Russian Federation for those which haven’t already; return of exiled Ukrainians and Russians to their homelands; extensive and intensive reconstruction of all the former Ukraine and new Russian states. Paid for by the belligerent countries [Ukraine] and defending force [Russian Federation].
Trump/Erdogan & others: distinct incompatible policies, intentions, actions sequentially & simultaneously - quantum politics: is=isn’t;
both p & ~p; simultaneous mutually contradictory positions. Activating any as personally/politically required. No-one knows which proposition they’re agreeing to or opposing. The proponent decides what any current agreement or deal is. Diplomacy by perplexity.
RT - Tuesday, Feb 25
Kremlin contradicts Trump on ‘NATO troops in Ukraine’
The US president had claimed that Russia would accept the presence of troops from members of the military bloc in the country
The Kremlin has contradicted a claim by US President Donald Trump that Russia would “accept” the placement of troops from NATO countries in Ukraine under a possible peace deal.
When pressed by journalists on Monday about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s opinion on the possibility of Western troops deploying to Ukraine, Trump said “He will accept that. I have asked him that question.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Tuesday however that Moscow’s position has not changed since Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s description the week before of the “presence of armed forces from NATO countries, even under the EU flag or as part of national contingents” as “completely unacceptable” to Moscow.
Trump insisted he had “specifically asked [Putin] that question” regarding the deployment. “He has no problem with it,” he said while talking to the press following his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Washington.
https://www.rt.com/russia/613300-kremlin-trump-nato-troops-ukraine/
Generally I want to be positive and I make my opinion on United Nations Security Council resolution. England and France did not veto, I believe they are ordered not to.
However I watch Trump and Macron press conference. Same western narrative, lies continue. I agree with Sergey Ryabkov, I am pessimistic. Well ours are completing the tasks, therefore I am optimistic for other reasons.
Yes, they didn’t veto as they still want to curry favor with Trump.
Here’s my long response to b’s question that is today’s main MoA thread:
In <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0pOQpvUYCw">his chat with Judge Napolitano</a>, Ambassador Chas Freeman said that Trump is "foreclosing" on Ukraine, but aside from that Trump has no outstanding plan as he has no cards to play. Putin in his <a href="https://karlof1.substack.com/p/zarubin-interviews-putin">interview with Zarubin</a> presented a variety of carrots aimed at furthering the improvement of relations. However, it's very clear that Russia is in no hurry to reach a negotiated end, although it does want one that specifically conforms to Russia's desires. That sentence paraphrases numerous Russian officials recently and over many previous months and must be considered Russian policy.
But the issue is whether or not Trump has an actual plan. Perhaps Witkoff's statement about using the abandoned Istanbul grounds as a starting point--a position that Putin has forwarded--IMO is what the US will use as its initial negotiating point, and some of the points raised within that aborted treaty have been floated as balloons by Team Trump.
The big disconnect by many that swallowed the false narrative for this war is that NATO/Outlaw US Empire have/are suffered/suffering a decisive defeat at the hands of Russia--no matter how badly they thirst to defeat Russia they cannot in any way whatsoever attain that goal, now or at anytime in the future. <b>The very longstanding War against the Russian Empire, USSR, and Russian Federation is over</B>, and all those Hawks cannot accept that primary fact.
Some in the EU have a plan for the future, but the vast majority don't. They are stuck inside a hamster wheel of their own creation and don't know how or don't want to leave it. Trump clearly has escaped the hamster wheel but remains in the cage and is looking for an exit. Rhetorically he's trying very hard to absolve the Outlaw US Empire of its guilt in having started this war of aggression against Russia. Witkoff and others have flipped the Narrative and now say the war was provoked, which we all know since the world's aware of Nuland's confession to Pyatt. No amount of spin can deny that basic fact. But I don't see Trump's rhetoric fooling much of the world.
IMO, Trump will have some inner disappointment that the treaty ending the Empire's conflict with Russia won't be ready to sign on 9 May. I'll be surprised if it's ready by 4 July. Remember, the biggest, most important part of this treaty will be the new Eurasian Security Structure, for that will need to be ready for Russia to end its SMO. Does Team Trump know that's what it will be tasked to do? Gabbard might. IMO, Trump may also be realizing he has few cards to play against China, too. Trump has slowed the speed of the Outlaw US Empire's plumet into the abyss created by its decline but it's still headed downward. What his administration does until the next one supplants it will determine how hard the landing is.
Here's my second comment on that thread:
Roger Boyd | Feb 25 2025 20:19 utc | 114--
Thanks for your reply. it appears my analysis is too long for barflies to read and comment upon. Yes, Russia's military hasn't stopped and is currently creating more hotspots along the FEBA. Russia just completed the capture of a very stubborn locale that will allow it to bound forward. The decision to end the Kusk incursion instead of using it as a major meat grinder is now in motion with the aim of turning it into a vast cauldron. And there remains the need to secure all the new oblasts which means crossing the Dnieper to retake Kherson and beyond.
IMO, Russia's political position is rock solid and immovable. <a href="https://sonar21.com/trump-and-europe-fail-to-realize-that-russia-has-a-vote/">Larry Johnson offers evidence</a> related to what I wrote about the inability of the Cold Warriors to accept the reality that they've lost the longstanding War against Russia:
<blockquote>I hope the Russians understand that Donald Trump’s views towards Russia reflect a minority view in the United States. Most of the Republican and Democrat politicians, as well as the majority of intelligence and defense officers, see no difference between the Russia that exists today and the Soviet Union. Today, for example, a friend shared an email with me that he received from his buddy, a recently retired CIA case officer who is still doing contract work for the Agency. I am an acquaintance of that former CIA officer. In the email he voiced outrage at Trump “<b>cozying up</b>” to Putin and exclaimed: “<b>I’ve spent forty years fighting those bastards and Trump is surrendering</b>.” [Emphasis Original]</blockquote>
IMO, Russia's well aware of that since it's constantly reminded by Europeans daily.
Another reason for Trump's seeming inaction/lack of plan is that he knows getting any treaty ratified that can be interpreted as the US being the loser will have little chance of getting the required 2/3s Senate approval. That's a very real consideration I've seen no one mention. In other words, attaining peace with Russia doesn't depend on Trump; it depends on the US Senate.
I agree with a lot of your comments, but I will share my thoughts because it is my understanding many have excluded very important variables. I believe Trump's team have identified 2.
Nobody can dispute today that we are not the enemy of US anymore, at least not for those who have the power for 4 years. There is another.
Trump has indicated the conflict is not very important for US now, even that the opponents and allies howl. Trump will be very satisfied with business here, he makes deals and he said there is something very big. Witkof already visited, another deal maker, talked and not about Ukraine. Trump could use these deals for his congress to agree a treaty but why does he need it? The critical elements partnership and aluminum extraction. It is not only money, it will knock one of the levers of pressure Beijing has over Washington. Another important variable, it was not our intention but with the SVO we already destroyed the biggest trading partner of China, the EU bloc, almost bankrupt. Defeating China is now the objective of US, not the sovereignty of Ukraine or the security of Europeans that created their own problems with us.
There is no rush. We will complete the tasks, destroy all VSU, protect our interests, a treaty comes from our victory. Nobody can stop us and everyone else will do the best for themselves.
I’ve made further comments about legalities at MoA that ‘m going to bring to the substack in an article. There appears to be a simple or a very complicated solution.
Thank you very much. It was very interesting to share yours and everyone's opinion.
Did Trump tell Macron to go ahead and put French fools into UkroNam ?
T i s a bad look but then again that will be short lived, sic
Pride and Prejudice, this seems to go like this:
The bearskin of Ukraine obviously loomed large in Wall Street, City, Brussels, in every banking district visions of future. It loomed huge.
IF the war continues only thing left is restoring military stocks, propping up some MIC companies. That's not nearly enough. That would not match what was envisioned.
So the only country who could mend the situation would be the winner of this war, nevermind – or perhaps precisely because – that it was destined to fall with Ukraine.
Russia to save the Dream!