{"id":425007,"date":"2022-04-01T02:50:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T23:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-counts-is-making-sure-he-loses\/"},"modified":"2022-04-01T02:50:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T23:50:12","slug":"what-counts-is-making-sure-he-loses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-counts-is-making-sure-he-loses\/","title":{"rendered":"#What counts is making sure he loses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d20279feda\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d20279feda\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-counts-is-making-sure-he-loses\/#%E2%80%9CWhat_counts_is_making_sure_he_loses%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;What counts is making sure he loses&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhat_counts_is_making_sure_he_loses%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;What counts is making sure he loses&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t really <em>matter<\/em> if autocrat Vladimir Putin\u2019s advisers are misleading him about the failures of Russia\u2019s military in Ukraine and the impact of sanctions on his economy, as Western intelligence agencies have started to chorus: The real issue is all about not letting him win.<\/p>\n<p>The intel is, in fact, dubious: Unless somebody has a spy in Putin\u2019s tiny inner circle, it\u2019s at best informed speculation. Having worked his way up the ranks, this thug knows all too well how toadies lie. Nor can he be shocked that corruption left his forces poorly equipped on the eve of war; he knows how corrupt his entire government is. (That\u2019s how <em>he<\/em> got super-rich.)<\/p>\n<p>Recall, too, that dog-and-pony show before the invasion, where he publicly made all his advisers say Russia was ready. He\u2019s got his scapegoats all ready. <\/p>\n<p>Heck, Western officials admit this coordinated release is a mainly bid to make Putin reconsider his war. <\/p>\n<p>But, while Russia didn\u2019t win in the opening days, as it hoped, Putin is still in fair shape to achieve the goals he cited publicly before his \u201cspecial operation\u201d: control of Ukraine\u2019s east and the area that connects already-conquered Crimea to Russia, plus (potentially) Kyiv\u2019s commitment not to join NATO or the European Union and its recognition of his conquests. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/AFP_327D79N-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Russian President Vladimir Putin\" class=\"wp-image-21738398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/AFP_327D79N-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/AFP_327D79N-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/AFP_327D79N-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/AFP_327D79N-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Russian President Vladimir Putin was reportedly given false information by his advisers. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV\/SPUTNIK\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ukraine-war-15.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Volodymyr Zelensky\" class=\"wp-image-21738700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ukraine-war-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ukraine-war-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ukraine-war-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The US has encourage Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to cut a deal with Russia as soon as possible.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ukraine-war-3-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"US President Joe Biden \" class=\"wp-image-21738353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ukraine-war-3-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ukraine-war-3-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ukraine-war-3-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>President Joe Biden discusses the situation in Ukraine after delivering remarks on gas prices. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">MICHAEL REYNOLDS\/EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Making those concessions is up to the Ukrainians: Do they want to fight on, at the cost of more death and destruction, to regain areas that Russia has already leveled \u2014 or go for peace now, letting Putin get what he most wanted and knowing that he\u2019s all too likely to pocket his winnings and come back for the rest of the country in a few years?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the West\u2019s duty to simply get Ukraine all the help it can. Which makes reports that the White House is pushing President Volodymyr Zelensky to cut a deal ASAP, because Team Biden is obsessed with the fear that this could trigger World War III, all the more disturbing.<\/p>\n<p>The world should pray for peace \u2014 but not at any price. And if we\u2019re not willing to fight, we have no business pushing Ukraine to give up.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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