World newsfilter: Putin has time, and that can be a problem – Diary N

Hello, Putin’s expected speech did not bring any major shift or clarification of what Russia’s next strategy will be. Neither the mobilization nor the open declaration of war in the West is taking place, so the Russian president is left with mainly propaganda phrases about the fight against the Ukrainian Nazis. It follows that the war is not over and will continue to be evaluated mainly on the basis of local successes and failures of both sides. Europe: Putin is in no hurry and what about the West? The toughest and most important battles have been going on in Donbas for three weeks. The Americans estimate that Russia is two weeks behind its plans, but this may not be such a big problem for Putin. What’s the point: After two and a half months of war in Ukraine, Putin has little to praise, so during the celebrations of victory over Nazi Germany, he said nothing big. Having missed the ideal opportunity to present the invasion as a great success, he now has nowhere to rush. Everything in Russia has been invaded, no one has rejected it, its influence and popularity will not weaken, and it does not care about the lives of ordinary people. Therefore, he has time and can wage war in Ukraine as long as he has something to fight. This is also the view of the US secret services, which have had great information about Russia’s plans from the beginning. Now Americans say Putin is ready This article is exclusive content for N Daily subscribers. Are you a subscriber?