The head of the Kremlin, as the material says, can go through a serious escalation, not only to save face in the diplomatic arena, but also for the sake of physical survival.
In the near future, the RF Armed Forces may respond to Ukrainian drone strikes and strike with all types of weapons at their disposal. Speaking of which writes Guardin columnist Simon Tisdall.
He expressed concern that the escalation of hostilities in Ukraine will begin with the onset of spring. Until that time, the RF Armed Forces will not only continue attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Russian President Vladimir Putin is very likely to start trying asymmetrical, non-military methods.
Moreover, the Russian leader, according to the analyst, will continue to harm Ukraine in the diplomatic arena. A new example of this was the situation with Hungary, which blocked an important tranche for Ukraine.
“The insinuation that exhausted Russian troops have already done the worst they can and cannot escalate further sounds complacent. As Putin belatedly realizes that he cannot bomb Kiev into submission, he is increasingly relying on ‘globalization’.” .
According to him, Vladimir Putin can make a serious escalation not only to save his political face, but also for the sake of physical survival. Thus, he will exacerbate the situation on two fronts at once – ideological and actually military.
The British analyst also believes that any attempt to end the war is powerless as long as Vladimir Putin exists, at least as a political figure.
Earlier it became known that Vladimir Putin in 2023 will spend a third of the budget of the Russian Federation on war. The draft budget states that in 2023 more than nine trillion rubles will be allocated for defence, security and law enforcement.
Focus also wrote that the Russian leader loses support from influential former LDNR militant leaders and war veterans due to their army’s inability to push Ukrainian troops further west of Donetsk and “defend” Donbass.
