West mistakenly expected to force Putin to negotiate through military pressure, ? media

The strategy of the Western allies?which assumed that military setbacks and economic pressure would force Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table?has proven to be flawed. Instead, the logic of the authoritarian regime is pushing the Kremlin toward further escalation of the war.

https://censor.net/en/news/4016019/the-west-made-a-mistake-in-counting-on-negot iations-with-putin-fp

2026-07-30 05:52 UTC

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