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Russian Colonel General commanding the Central Military District: war in Ukraine "an intermediate stage" in a longer war for Eastern Europe, which Russia "will have to attack". (nitter.net)

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Speaking to an interviewer from Russian state media channel Россия 1, Col. Gen. Mordvichev says the quiet part out loud regarding the broader goals of Russian policy: namely that the ambition of conquering Ukraine is only a stepping stone to attacking the rest of Eastern Europe, a course of action which he presents as a necessity ("we will have to attack").

I would opine that statements like these, brazenly uttered to domestic mass media by a senior military figure, are indicative of the realities of Russian ambitions: to revive Russian imperial domination of Eastern Europe by force of arms.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't understand Scholz' decisions so far. He's like working in favor of Russia while yet going against it sometimes. I haven't heard his party nor coalition partners aren't particularly pro-Russia.

Honestly, what is he after?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

It's just domestic politics, as usual. There are those within the government that want to spend less money on everything, there are those concerned about anti-war movements or general apathy in the population, a historic resistance against military buildup and the chancellor is unwilling to ruffle anyone's feathers by actually committing to any rearmament plan. Half-measures are the name of the game.