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[โ€“] cxtinac 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah you may be right, I even hope you're right. But I don't think Putin cares about saving face in the west.

I would guess his biggest challenge would be keeping the Belorussian people in line. I know little about the country, I should probably read up!

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I do not think he wants to save face in the west, but within Russia itself. But who knows ๐Ÿคท

[โ€“] cxtinac 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That's exactly right. I imagine Putin & his lackeys are very busy indeed right now. Just I would definitely not count him out like many articles seem to be.

Edit: spelling