In a series of tweets, Greg Yudin states that those who rule Russia have not changed their view that Ukraine is Russian territory, military defeats will not change their view, and they are preparing the population of Russia for a perpetual war and "There will be no peace as long as Putin is in power."
>>>An important investigation released by Dossier Center on the ongoing planning within FSB to invade and annex Moldova. Unfortunately, I was not able to find any English translation 1/11
The investigation makes evident what many people, including myself, have been saying for a long time: the invasion of Moldova is not a question of whether, but a question of when. It is now delayed out of tactical considerations 2/11
Most interestingly, the film shows a leaked footage of an anniversary of FSB officer in charge of Moldova. With this, one gets a rare window into the thinking of people who rule Russia now. Guests are part of the Russian ruling elite gravitating towards security services 3/11
They are obsessed with restoring the empire, which is supposed to bring glory and wealth. The common dream is to bring the lands back by force and deception. Patriotism is understood as imperialism: one guest emphasizes that one can only love motherland in its Soviet borders 4/11
Make no mistake: this is the thinking that Putin shares and promotes. These people are his soldiers, he was selecting and raising them for decades 5/11
There are voices that maybe Putin has learned something from this war. No. His plans haven’t changed one iota since February. Ukraine cannot exist, it is not a state, and there can be no Ukrainian nation. The same applies to Moldova 6/11
No military defeats will correct or diminish these aspirations. As long as these people are in power in Russia, there is exactly zero chance for agreement. No Ukrainian territory can be recognized as legitimately Ukrainian – it is simply territory not conquered yet 7/11
There is a remarkable shift in the rhetoric of Russian officials. While in the early days of the war they tried to convince the people that this will end soon, the message is now very different. All officials tell the people that this war is FOREVER 8/11
The discussion of post-war prospects for Russia is absent. The government prepares the population for a perpetual war. All military, economic, education, and demographic policies are adjusted to that end 9/11
They are repeating this day after day after day: Kyiv is a Russian city. Medvedev doesn’t push his own peculiar hawkish line, he simply restates what he overhears from his lifelong boss 10/11
Those who desperately look for signs of readiness for negotiations, tend to engage in dangerous wishful thinking. There will be no peace as long as Putin is in power. His elites are incompatible with peace, it contradicts their worldview 11/11<<<
