Putin's 'Psychic Attack'

Rooting out Russia's moles

On January 26, 2021, Ex-MSD lawyer turned London-based lecturer Vladimir Pastukhov makes a couple of interesting points about the Ukraine-Russia mess in his blog published by Echo Moscow. Here’s a rough xlation.

1. Between these two extreme statements - "They are all morons there.” and “They are geniuses of insidious intrigues, acting according to a meticulously verified and diabolical plan, one that is inaccessible to the understanding of mere mortals." there is a huge gray zone, a fog that hides a sad truth. People who determine the Kremlin’s policy today, ordinary citizens, are not fools, but too few stars have fallen from the sky. These people have a tenacious practical “peasant” mindset (although they are burdened with degrees). They see the risks. They believe that they have an “exit strategy.” But, as often happens with these people, they have not yet thought out the proposition [of invading Ukraine] thoroughly.

2. The war with Ukraine of the 2022 model cannot be a repetition…