“It won’t last, everyone knows that”: this is what the Russian elite says behind Putin’s back

If it depends on the Russians, the war in Ukraine will stop. And by ‘the Russians’ we mean not only the population, but also the elite that surrounds Putin. They are not happy with the protracted fight, according to anonymous conversations between the independent news site ‘Meduza’ and ten high-ranking sources – even in the government. There is hope to be gained from their words, especially given what we are now hearing about Donald Trump’s plans. Will 2025 be a year of peace after all — and will it be a just peace?

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