Vladimir Putin. Photo: Getty Images
Russian leader Vladimir Putin may have organised or authorised Kremlin sources to provide Bloomberg with information about continuing military escalation and strikes on Ukraine’s energy system and other infrastructure, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) suggest.
Source: ISW
Quote from ISW: “Kremlin insider statements continue to indicate that Russian President Vladimir Putin remains committed to his strategy that Russian forces will be able to win a war of attrition against Ukraine and the West and that the West has thus far failed to convince Putin to reevaluate his strategy.” [N.B. Ukrainska Pravda does not recognise Putin as president – ed.]
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Details: The analysts recall that Bloomberg reported on 20 September that sources close to the Kremlin said Putin concluded that escalation is the best way to force Ukraine into peace talks on…
