they ve doubled work patterns. they ve gone quasi war mobilisation without full mobilisation. they seem to be able to find spare parts for tanks and ships from abroad through what they call parallel imports or smuggling. so, russia s leader buckles down for a long war and was apparently dismissive of the recent african peace initiative, preferring to continue to fight. but could he be toppled if ukraine s counteroffensive succeeds? i think a major reverse in the south which threatens crimea, which putin s put so much stake on. if the bridges are dropped again, if russia has to evacuate forces and people from crimea, that s going to have political repercussions. and then the question is, of course, how does it layout? and then the question is, of course, how does it play out? i think the centre, putin s power, the tarnish. it s been weakened. a feeling of a slight sense of decay. there is a rout, a major reverse by the ukrainians, going to the heart of his grip on power and
more positive leader would come through but i m not convinced. and while putin manoeuvres to remain in power, what about characters like yevgeny prigozhin? he s been outspoken about what he calls needless casualties and is now being forced under tighter control. could he or another commander emerged as challengers to the president? if you look ahead to 2024, the elections and putin s presumably going to run on some platform. what platform s he going to run on, and what role do the mercenaries and these embittered men play in that? so, it s useful to have prigozhin as an asset on your side. so i d be surprised if, for example, if prigozhin hasn t been targeted. so, somebody s protecting him. so, who s using him? who s protecting him and what role can he play in the elections to frighten the elites and also to perhaps act as a magnet for those troops coming back from the front line?
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