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It's important to see that there's no real near-distance endgame ("off ramp") for Putin politically; he's in a position from which he cannot retreat. That make
by abalashov 5y ago
It's important to see that there's no real near-distance endgame ("off ramp") for Putin politically; he's in a position from which he cannot retreat.
That makes an economic bet quite a bold one. If Russia's polity were that sensitive to economic fluctuations, the war would have most likely never got started...
- FeepingCreature 5y agoIf we are to care that Putin has no off-ramp, we would be incentivizing destroying your own off-ramps. As Putin arguably has done.
- Epa095 5y agoThere is no off ramp for Putin, but getting rid of him is an off ramp for everyone else. The question is if there are still structures in Russia able to do that.