‘’Putin may have decided to lay off Kyiv and redeploy his forces to the eastern part of Ukraine so that he can get more decisive results there in time to affect a peace settlement.’’
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Last week the Russian Defense Minister gave a very detailed explanation this was happening. He showed boxes around the major cities outside the South and East and said these boxes were to pen in the troops as they take over the Donbas and South. They never were going street by street in Kiev etc
Unfortunately many were reading the Daily Mail et al. The word on the Russian side since mid-March has been by the end of April they will have what they need in the East and expect these troops around cities to be directed there.
Last week the Russian Defense Minister gave a very detailed explanation this was happening. He showed boxes around the major cities outside the South and East and said these boxes were to pen in the troops as they take over the Donbas and South. They never were going street by street in Kiev etc
Unfortunately many were reading the Daily Mail et al. The word on the Russian side since mid-March has been by the end of April they will have what they need in the East and expect these troops around cities to be directed there.
That is because the Russians already knew they were going to retreat back to Belarus and were downplaying their activity around Kyiv.
The march on Kyiv and talk of encirclement was much month prominent if you look at Putinist maps from a couple weeks or more ago. But do feel free to continue gaslighting on the subject if you wish.