A leaked February 2026 presentation from Sergei Kiriyenko's office shows how Putin's domestic-policy team plans to sell Russians a partial peace deal as
I’ve seen the narrative that even if Russia doesn’t win, it’s about changing the world order away from American hegemony. Like, what the fuck do the ordinary Russians care about the unipolar and multipolar order? And it’s not like both US and Russia will remain the as influential as before because of Trump in the US and the war in Ukraine taking its toll on Russia. Who will come out on top when the dust settles is China, and I’m sure for Russia who wants to be a top player, they wouldn’t like that.
After the dust settles Russia is going to be well and truly under China’s thumb. Putin will forever be known as the leader who gave up Russian sovereignty in a vain attempt to earn the title “Vlad the Great”.
I still don’t know how the bald fraud gets all the credit for Russia simply cashing in on years of high oil prices. He was lucky to be in charge when the going was good,he mistook his luck for ability and now here we are. The fool could have gone out on top but instead chose to play the 19th century game of geopolitics forgetting that nukes are a better deterrent to invasion in the modern world than mountains or rivers.
I’ve seen the narrative that even if Russia doesn’t win, it’s about changing the world order away from American hegemony. Like, what the fuck do the ordinary Russians care about the unipolar and multipolar order? And it’s not like both US and Russia will remain the as influential as before because of Trump in the US and the war in Ukraine taking its toll on Russia. Who will come out on top when the dust settles is China, and I’m sure for Russia who wants to be a top player, they wouldn’t like that.
After the dust settles Russia is going to be well and truly under China’s thumb. Putin will forever be known as the leader who gave up Russian sovereignty in a vain attempt to earn the title “Vlad the Great”.
I still don’t know how the bald fraud gets all the credit for Russia simply cashing in on years of high oil prices. He was lucky to be in charge when the going was good,he mistook his luck for ability and now here we are. The fool could have gone out on top but instead chose to play the 19th century game of geopolitics forgetting that nukes are a better deterrent to invasion in the modern world than mountains or rivers.