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People searching for an answer to "What the hell is Putin thinking?" might learn a lot from this piece on geopolitical strategy by one of his minor ambassadors. russiancouncil.ru/en/analytics-and-comments/analytics/putin-s-ukraine-pushback-existential-war-the-moment-of-rupture/
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Imperial grand strategy is full of Orwellian doublespeak like this: “Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, though tactically offensive, remains strategically defensive”
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If US examples of the same rhetoric don't immediately spring to mind, I don't have time to help you today.

