Russia and Ukraine - after UR war
Russia view
Белоусов заявил о попытке создать четыре кольца блокады вокруг России
.... состоящую, схематично, из четырех колец (финансового, торгового, транспортного и гуманитарного)», — заявил он
Scorpions - Wind Of Change (Official Music Video)
Winds of Change -Scorpions for Ukraine 2022
Western view
Beyond that, what Putin has taught us is that countries run by strongmen who surround themselves with yes-men aren’t reliable business partners. A Chinese confrontation with the West, economic or military, would be wildly irrational — but so was Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Tellingly, the Ukraine war appears to have led to large-scale capital flight from … China
And what that means in practice is both that Europe must move quickly to cut off imports of Russian oil and gas and that the West needs to supply Ukraine with the weapons it needs, not just to hold Putin at bay, but to win a clear-cut victory. The stakes here are much bigger than Ukraine alone.
the role of propaganda
“The overall sentiment when talking about the draft is trending very negatively in the popular forums,” he said. “This shows us what is likely one of the greatest vulnerabilities for those trying to maintain support for the war over the long term.”