Putin's 'Humanitarian' Farce in Ukraine

Putin's 'Humanitarian' Farce in Ukraine

The motive for another escalation in Russia’s ongoing meddling is clear enough: not the “humanitarian crisis” the Kremlin claims is occurring in areas held by its surrogate forces but the threat that the Ukrainian army and allied militias will win a military victory. Government spokesmen say Kiev’s forces have succeeded in surrounding the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk, where the remaining Russian-backed forces are concentrated, after recapturing three-quarters of the territory they held. So Mr. Putin faces the collapse of his proxy force, a development that would not only loosen his hold on Ukraine but also potentially lead to political trouble at home — where state propaganda has whipped up a nationalist fervor over Ukraine.

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