The Russian Federation has been participating in the war in Ukraine for almost ten months. But the military successes of the Russian armed forces have become rarer in recent times. The Russian president is under further pressure due to the lack of military success. And the population can get tired of the war because of the lack of progress.
Military experts of the American think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) see Putin’s rhetoric in recent weeks as an attempt to avoid responsibility for a protracted war. The killer dictator has repeatedly said that Russia is ready for a speedy end to the war and does not want to drag out the conflict unnecessarily. According to Putin, the Kremlin does not want to increase the number of strikes as part of a “special military operation” as this will only lead to “unjustified losses“. According to ISW experts, these statements are part of a far-reaching effort by the Kremlin to justify to the public a costly and costly war in a neighboring country.
In the past, Western countries have been repeatedly accused of unjustifiably prolonging the war by supplying Ukraine with heavy weapons systems. Most recently, the Russian president used this narrative when the US announced it would provide Ukraine with the Patriot air defense system.
Former Bundeswehr General Hans-Lothar Domrese told the German publication Redaktionsnetzwerk about “typical Russian dialectic”according to the President of the Russian Federation. In addition to reassuring the Russian population, he sees another goal in the Kremlin’s communications strategy: to prevent future deliveries of advanced weapons systems from NATO member countries.
Recall that the German Ministry of Defense expects a great Russian offensive in April.
Source: Fakty
