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Igel

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5. This kind of announcement by Russia usually gets misinterpreted.

Reply to rurallib (Reply #2)

Tue Aug 5, 2025, 09:18 PM

Aug 5

It's almost invariably just declaring open as a new policy what the actual policy had been for quite a while.

Both sides know that the other side knows they both know, but Russia wants to look good and the West/US/Europe don't want to piss off Russia so they also let Russia continue the deceit so that Russia looks good.

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This kind of announcement by Russia usually gets misinterpreted. Igel Aug 5 #5

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