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Timothy Ash British economist, expert on Ukraine ending Putin. I hope not for al...

This is a way out for Putin. If he does not take advantage of it, he will not survive

Timothy Ash British economist, expert on Ukraine ending Putin. I hope not for all of us Putin played in the game "Evil and Good Police. " Initially, partial mobilization, support for referendums in the occupied territories, and then not too thin hint of nuclear weapons, if we do not agree to his "evil plan".

Then the gesture of a good police officer, with the release of 220 Ukrainian prisoners of war and 10 foreign citizens in exchange for 55 Russians, in particular for a close friend and godfather of Putin - Viktor Medvedchuk. Like, if you do what I command, then you will be rewarded, I can be "good", otherwise you will suffer from pain, there will be a lot of pain. Video of the day and what does Putin want? It is not difficult to understand Putin.

What he wants is to preserve what is now being captured in Ukraine: parts of Donetsk and Luhansk region, Crimea plus districts in Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions. The latter is a land corridor in Crimea. Having held referendums in the newly -mentioned territories for accession to Russia, he will then claim that it is Russian territories, giving himself the reason to use nuclear weapons for defense.

Because the Russian nuclear doctrine involves the use of nuclear weapons when Russia itself is threatened. It is a threat, although it is allegedly ignored by the fact that the territories he considers Russia is illegally annexed Crimea and Russia (numerous military/infrastructure, especially around Belgorod). And so far there was no nuclear response from Russia. The latter suggests that it is a bluff, and the West perceives it. Review NATO Stoltenberg and others.