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Mar 24, 2022Liked by Peter Nayland Kust

You might be reading too much into it. Most likely it's just a warning not to try anything.

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On the surface that's exactly what it is. However, a risk in any warning is that of the self-fulfilling prophecy. Regardless of Medvedev's apparent or actual motivation, the warning could help catalyze the very thing he's presumably attempting to prevent: Russian regime change.

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Mar 24, 2022Liked by Peter Nayland Kust

"All warfare is based on deception...."

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But who is being deceived?

An autocrat like Putin does not have the luxury of being vulnerable. Or being perceived as such.

Medvedev is supposed to be a close ally of Putin. It's a risky maneuver for Putin to even hint at weakness, so why is Medvedev hinting it?

And if he's not hinting that, what is he doing?

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