Actually, the jib is up.
The Russian propaganda ploy that these are “protesters and Russian speaking minorities” will fall if Ukraine takes down the Russian agents inside the govt. buildings.
This is why Russia is crying a river at the UN Security Council. These Russian spetznaz are surounded and highly outnumbered and will die if attacked.
Putin gambled they wont attack. Now pressed, he’s begging the UN for help. Ukrainian officials know they have this gamed and Putin is cornered. Now, they are offering amnesty to the Russian agents who are surrounded.
They should kill every one of them and show their identities to expose Putin’s game.
Spetnaz troops operate with denialibility. If its apparent they can’t hold out, they’ll disappear to fight another day.
You don’t seriously think Russia is going to acknowledge them? Putin went to the UN to read out his terms. He’s not cornered; he’s in charge - and he is not the one making concessions.
As far the Kremlin is concerned, the pieces are falling in the right direction. Putin as someone experienced in judo knows all about using an opponent’s strengths and weaknesses against himself. That is exactly what is happening here.