Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "How the Moscow Attack Reveals Deeper Russian Weakness" video.

  1. I suspect with how bad the war is going in Ukraine for Russia and the tough measures the west have put on Russia, it's putting Putin into survival mode as he didn't expect the west to get this tough, he didn't expect the war to drag on this long and didn't expect such tough resistance from Ukraine. This is costly for Russia and especially Putin because this war was sold to the Russian people as being a quick victory with a noble goal and clearly that's not the case, the finance and lives cost to Russia are mounting every day, the money reserves are running out, EU countries are gradually moving away from Russian oil and gas and Russia is increasingly being isolated around the world. All this is an indicator that Putin is getting desperate, he knows his political grip on power could be at risk, probably his life as well, lies to the Russian people can only go so far and if this was a quick victory, Putin might have got away with it but because it's dragging on, it's very likely going to turn Russians against the government, especially as hard times really start to bite, hence why Putin is making all kinds of excuses to try and keep the people onside. Basically, if things keep going the way they are doing, Putin's time may be numbered and the problem for Putin, the more he resists that, the worse it could get for Putin, in other words, Putin is stuck here, if he backs down, he will look weak to the Russian people, if he continues, he's just going to weaken Russia both politically and economically which will have massive cost to the Russian people, the clock is ticking Putin.
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