Unpleasant news (1): 'The mob is not going to storm the Kremlin and throw Putin out over Kursk.'

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Unpleasant news (1): 'The mob is not going to storm the Kremlin and throw Putin out over Kursk.'

“I realize that this will displease many people [in the West],” says Fred Weir, Moscow correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor for 25 years. "But Russian patriotism protects him."

Two Grumpy Old Men on Ukraine

Aug 28, 2024

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BY MICHAEL ANDERSEN

Here are links to some of the many pieces more or less directly predicting that the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk will be the end of Russian President Vladimir Putin. These are the ones we mentioned in the podcast.

We are always happy to hear your opinion, but please, have a look and listen to both sides, right? Echo chambers get us nowhere.

Fred Weir’s articles on Kursk for the Christian Science Monitor are here.

The piece by BBC’s Steve Rosenberg mentioned in the pod can be found here.

Here are some links to other pieces/pundits mentioned in the podcast.

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Between them, Michael Andersen and Brian Bonner have covered Ukraine for 50+ years. This blog is pro-Ukrainian, telling the truth about places, people and the West's role. Neither the war nor Ukraine's other challenges started in February 2022.

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