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It's not just Putin. It's a mob run country which will find a replacement for Putin if needed.
All those Russian billionaires are not interested in regime changes.
Sure, but that is irrelevant here. The detail of Russia's withdrawal will be decided by convention, precedent and law rather than strategising over what happens next in Russia's domestic politics. As I mentioned, I'd expect assurances of Russian sovereignty and self determination will be part of the deal. Why wouldn't it be? Given that Russia hasn't been invaded, its irrelevant anyway.
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Everything you wrote makes sense and in fact is a common sense - what boils my blood is western politician speaking about security assurances for an aggressor.
An aggressor who, for no reason, invaded a neighbouring country, ruined lives of hundreds of thousands people, keep terrorising the rest bombing them daily and we gotta speak about security assurances for this aggressor?
Nobody would've been attacked Russia in the first place so why talk about security assurances? It is peak Russian diplomacy to initiate pointless, nonsense, whataboutism filled discussions.
I hope they don't forget reparations if they start asking for some security assurances. But I doubt they'll pay anything themselves (sans the funds that have been frozen).
dau
It's not just Putin. It's a mob run country which will find a replacement for Putin if needed.
All those Russian billionaires are not interested in regime changes.