“There was this widespread optimism in Moscow that Trump could deliver the Donbas after his election. It has largely evaporated,” one source in contact with Putin said.

Of course there was.

Slava Ukraini and Free Palestine.

Ah come on, the first 1550 days of a 3 days special military operation are always the hardest!!!11

It'll mean something when they actually do something about it. Everyone grumbles about shit.

If there’s a country Thats more servile to their criminal president than America it’s gotta be Russia. This is like the articles that talk about trumps base turning on him. No they’re not

Just watch the Russian victory day military parade from earlier this month to see how “great” things are going for Putin and Russia.

oh the russians are in a MOOD. you tell him, girl!

The only fucking thing that is disturbingly functional is the rat bastard's propaganda machine.

I have been reading this article for twenty years

From reading ISW, my impression is that Putin is a moderate in Russian politics.

Yes, many hate the war and his dictatorship. But there are also some in Russia (including potential successors) that are more militant than Putin, and think he held back too much, that he’s not nationalist enough.

He keeps these people in line.

…And it makes me afraid of who might take his place.

the ones who arnt defenestrated that is.

What's your opinion of the tyrannical despot, oh you find him to be a disappointment, is that it, you couldn't conjure up some more evocative language for the headline could you, no, just mild disappointment, oh ok it's profound, I guess that's a bit better.

Weren't there rumours of a general and a possible coup a couple of weeks ago.

I assume he fell out a ground floor window and died from the fall?

I'm sure putler holds everything with iron grip, so mood of general population doesn't matter much. I just hope that FSB starts rebelling against him.

If Russia turns on Putin, he is cooked.

Better late than never?

Delusional gaslighting

Imagine waiting this long to be disappointed in putin

He's only mortgaged the entire youth and future of the country for virtually nothing in return, while also considering opening new warfronts

About time

Pootin and Drumpf are interchangeable at this point.