The Kremlin still wants to establish control over Ukrainian territory, although it expresses its desire for peace talks.
The Russian authorities did not abandon the “maximalist goals” to control Ukraine, but partially covered them up to confuse Western countries and encourage Kyiv to negotiate. This was announced by the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) in a report for November 23.
As analysts recalled, on November 21, the spokesman of the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, said that the change of the current government in Ukraine was not the goal of Russia’s “special military operation” and that the Russian leader Vladimir Putin “has already spoken. about it.”
On October 26, Putin emphasized that Ukraine had “lost its sovereignty” and was completely under NATO control, and on October 27 he again denied Ukraine’s sovereignty, saying that the country was “created” by Russian Federation. He also continues to defend the thesis that Ukraine is a Nazi state that should be “denazified”.
“Putin’s demands are tantamount to asking for regime change in Kyiv, although he has not explicitly called for it in his recent statements. The fact that Peskov is referring to these comments of Putin is very doubtful that any serious retreat of the Russian Federation from the goal,” the report said. .
The Kremlin’s obfuscation of its goals, presumably intended for Western audiences, is nonetheless confusing for Russian war fans. Thus, the Kremlin’s reluctance to publicly declare full allegiance to extreme nationalist ideology and war came as a surprise to propagandists.
“Putin has generally tried to balance extreme nationalist talking points to win the support of the nationalist community, and a more moderate narrative to keep the rest of the Russian population supported. strident, potentially fueling discontent among critical which is jurisdictional,” concluded the ISW.
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Source: korrespondent
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