What Does Putin Want? A Comprehensive Analysis On The Geostrategic Position Of Russia

Zero Hedge: What Does Putin Want?

Via TheFallingDarkness.com,

Foreword by the Saker:

The analysis below is, by far, the best I have seen since the beginning of the conflict in the Ukraine.  I have regularly posted analyses by Ishchenko on this blog before, because I considered him as one of the best analysts in Russia.  This time, however, Ishchenko has truly produced a masterpiece: a comprehensive analysis of the geostrategic position of Russia and a clear and, I believe, absolutely accurate analysis of the entire “Putin strategy” for the Ukraine.  I have always said that this conflict is not about the Ukraine but about the future of the planet and that there is no “Novorussian” or even “Ukrainian” solution, but that the only possible outcome is a strategic victory of either Russia or the USA which will affect the entire planet.  Ishchenko does a superb overview of the risks and options for both sides and offers the first comprehensive “key” to the apparently incomprehensible behavior of Russia in this conflict.  Finally, Ishchenko also fully understands the complex and subtle dynamics inside Russian society.  When he writes “Russian power is authoritative, rather than authoritarian” he is spot on, and explains more in seven words than what you would get by reading the billions of useless words written by so-called “experts” trying to describe the Russian reality.

WNU Editor: For those who do not know (there are references to these places in the above post) .... Smolenskaya Square (Moscow) is where Russia's foreign office is. Staraya Square (Moscow) is where Putin's "real" office is located. As to what is my take on this commentary .... put it this way .... I hear through the grapevine that many Russian diplomats and officials are now thinking like this.