As Russians Retreat, Putin Is Criticized by Hawks Who Trumpeted His War (Published 2022)

As Russian forces hastily retreated in northeastern Ukraine on Saturday in one of their most embarrassing setbacks of the war, President Vladimir V. Putin was at a park in Moscow, presiding over the grand opening of a Ferris wheel. “It’s very important for people to be able to relax with friends and family,” Mr. Putin intoned. The split-screen contrast was stunning, even for some of Mr. Putin’s lo

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ロシアの敗走が始まる中、ロシアの軍事ブロガー達が軍批判をそして暗黙のプーチン批判を始めている。彼らは総動員を求めているが、国内安定を維持したいプーチンはそれを避けたい。もうプーチンには逃げ道がないな。