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Ex-Russia PM Says Putin Cannot Admit ‘Mistake’ over Ukraine
The former Russian prime minister said Putin believes he can keep fighting without concessions as economic strain and public unease grow.
- On Saturday, former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov stated in Paris that President Vladimir Putin "made a mistake that he cannot bring himself to admit" regarding the invasion of Ukraine.
- Putin remains unwilling to negotiate, convinced he is winning a war of attrition against Ukraine, Kasyanov noted, while the coming winter threatens brutal conditions for civilians.
- Describing Russia as "practically totalitarian," Kasyanov noted a "sense of fatalism" in society, adding that "Fear reigns there" within the ruling class where officials overwhelmingly want the war to end.
- High oil prices from the US-Iran conflict have left Putin "rubbing his hands with glee," Kasyanov observed, as the Russian leader believes he can continue the war without concessions.
- Kasyanov argued the West's biggest mistake is fearing Putin, calling him a "highly calculating cynic" who is "not as strong" as he appears, undermining perceptions of Russian strength.
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Head of the Russian government from 2000 to 2004, who became an opponent in exile, Mikhail Kassianov believes that the Kremlin will not let go. He calls on Europe to stop being afraid.
Prime Minister from 2000 to 2004, Mikhail Kassianov, a partisan when he was based on Russia's rapprochement with the West, became one of the most virulent critics of the Kremlin after his dismissal by Vladimir Putin.
·Paris, France
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Despite mounting economic hardship and growing anxiety among ordinary Russians and the elite, President Vladimir Putin is not ready to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, his former prime minister said on Saturday.
·Vilnius, Lithuania
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