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TPM Reader PT tries to puzzle out what the people in charge of the Russian military are thinking …
After reading your posts on the latest proclamations from Russia’s General Staff, I find myself scratching my head (figuratively) and muttering, “I don’t get it” (also figuratively).
Specifically, I don’t see how these comments set the conditions for an end to the war on terms other than an abject Russian retreat.