Putin, unfazed by Trump, will fight on and could take more of Ukraine

[BlueWavePsych]

Source: Japan Times

The three Russian sources, familiar with top-level Kremlin thinking, said Putin will not stop the war under pressure from the West and believes Russia — which has survived the toughest sanctions imposed by the West — can endure further economic hardship, including threatened U.S. tariffs targeting buyers of Russian oil.

"Putin thinks no one has seriously engaged with him on the details of peace in Ukraine — including the Americans — so he will continue until he gets what he wants," one of the sources said on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation.
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However, a second source familiar with Kremlin thinking said that Putin considered Moscow's goals far more important than any potential economic losses from Western pressure, and he was not concerned by U.S. threats to impose tariffs on China and India for buying Russian oil.
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"Appetite comes with eating," the first source said, meaning that Putin could seek more territory unless the war was stopped. The two other sources independently confirmed the same.


Read more: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/15/world/putin-unfazed-trump-threats/

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Krasnov is clueless

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. Meh- Putin has gained little and lost much in three years

I don’t see the tide turning in Russia’s favor, just more grinding carnage with little progress, at least until the new US shipments and increased EU support are in place.

Then we might see some progress in Ukraine’s favor.

[BlueWavePsych]

2. Yup. WW1 trench warfare with drones. nt