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In Moscow's Shadows 101: Phoney Wars and Rising Stars

In Moscow's Shadows

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The Russians' Fear of a Long War

There was a certain bravado to the sense that this could become something of a forever war. Now what's interesting is that actually the same language and understandings about how long this war can continue are coming out with a different resonance, a different tone. This may well be the way that from the Russians' point of view, they can think of the best case scenario. Demetri Midge Vegiv suggested there'll be three years of truth, two years of conflict, and everything will start all over again. Well, then maybe a frozen conflict that at times defrosts in violent and pyrotechnic ways could perhaps be the best you could possibly hope for.

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