From the founder of Wildberries …
“There are no words to describe all the feelings and emotions caused by the attacks on ordinary people, on our employees, on us, who are simply doing our jobs,” she wrote on Telegram. “But these situations demonstrate the most important thing: we must continue to do what we do for the benefit of people.”
Ending the war is eventually going to come down to dissatisfaction from the people in Russia, and them eventually doing something to stop their leadership from forcing them to suffer. I think this is likely a smart move, even if it doesn’t affect the frontlines much.
Eventually the cost and lack of fuel, along with the general lack of goods, will lead to the Russian people taking a stand. They should live up to their history and overthrow their modern emperor, who’s living a life of luxury while they suffer an endless war.
I hope you’re right.
They have ‘elections’ coming in September, so if this kind of events make people discuss the war, and maybe doubt the official story of how utterly necessary it is, or how utterly well it’s going for them… maybe. But I would not bet on that outcome.
I wouldn’t bet on it yet, but it will be how it ends. I seriously doubt Ukraine is going to march to Moscow and force them to capitulate. That’s not what they want, and it’d come at a serious cost for both sides. It will eventually come down to the people of Russia how long they want to allow their suffering to continue.