Jiang argues that Russia's slow pace is strategic restraint: it wants to reduce civilian casualties, preserve infrastructure, and keep eastern Ukraine governable because it sees Donbass as part of Russian civilization.
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Donbass
Jiang treats the Middle East conflict and global monetary system as parts of one strategic architecture: empire, geography, and control of energy channels.
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Jiang treats the Middle East conflict and global monetary system as parts of one strategic architecture: empire, geography, and control of energy channels.
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"...It wants to maintain infrastructure because Russia still wants to govern Donbass after this war. It sees Eastern Ukraine as part of Russian civilization,..."
"...lines, right now, Russia is preoccupied in trying to control the Donbass, which is basically eastern Ukraine. Why Russia is doing this is that..."
"...and forcing a fight on the front lines of uh of donbass without any real training without any hope and so you have these..."
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