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> Realistically, this war is going to continue for another year or two, with the next presidential election in Russia playing a big role in how it ends. Food pr

> Realistically, this war is going to continue for another year or two, with the next presidential election in Russia playing a big role in how it ends. Food prices are going to increase unless there will be considerable government intervention to markets to cover the extra costs and to invest in production and logistics. You're assuming there will be a next election in Russia... Putin and his pals are bent on turning what's left of Russia into North Korea, they don't believe in democracy. The war will end when Putin is violently overthrown by a competing faction inside the Russian government. After all, most of these Russian politicians are just gangsters, not ideologues, and the war in Ukraine is bad for business.

JimtheCoder 4y ago
"The war will end when Putin is violently overthrown by a competing faction inside the Russian government. After all, most of these Russian politicians are just gangsters, not ideologues, and the war in Ukraine is bad for business." Timeline? It has been bad for business since the beginning, and he's still here...so, maybe not?
- throw_m239339 4y ago
  > Timeline? It has been bad for business since the beginning, and he's still here...so, maybe not? Wasn't Europe drunk with Russian gas until the war in Ukraine started? You know the timeline.
  - JimtheCoder 4y ago
    You also have to consider whether the alternative will be better for them. He may be their only shot at keeping what they have? Just guessing...
    - throw_m239339 4y ago
      > You also have to consider whether the alternative will be better for them. Better for whom? All I care is about Russia getting the hell out of Ukraine.
ivan_gammel 4y ago
I’m 100% confident that there will be elections in Russia which will result in another term for Putin. They may alter the course of action to address the internal political goals, either prolonging the war or finishing it with an outcome satisfactory for Ukraine. This war is just a projection of internal policy now with the only goal of putinist oligarchy to stay in power.
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JimtheCoder 4y ago

"The war will end when Putin is violently overthrown by a competing faction inside the Russian government. After all, most of these Russian politicians are just gangsters, not ideologues, and the war in Ukraine is bad for business." Timeline? It has been bad for business since the beginning, and he's still here...so, maybe not?

throw_m239339 4y ago
> Timeline? It has been bad for business since the beginning, and he's still here...so, maybe not? Wasn't Europe drunk with Russian gas until the war in Ukraine started? You know the timeline.
- JimtheCoder 4y ago
  You also have to consider whether the alternative will be better for them. He may be their only shot at keeping what they have? Just guessing...
  - throw_m239339 4y ago
    > You also have to consider whether the alternative will be better for them. Better for whom? All I care is about Russia getting the hell out of Ukraine.

ivan_gammel 4y ago

I’m 100% confident that there will be elections in Russia which will result in another term for Putin. They may alter the course of action to address the internal political goals, either prolonging the war or finishing it with an outcome satisfactory for Ukraine. This war is just a projection of internal policy now with the only goal of putinist oligarchy to stay in power.

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