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Russia-Ukraine War – What Happened March 11
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 11
- Russian forces remain pinned down attempting to reduce Mariupol by siege and bombardment.
- Russian aircraft likely conducted an attempted false-flag attack on Belarusian territory on March 11 in an effort to draw Belarus into the war.
- The Kremlin announced plans to deploy foreign fighters, including up to 16,000 Syrian fighters, to Ukraine.
- Putin reportedly fired several generals and arrested FSB intelligence officers in an internal purge.
Russia Crisis Military Assessment
"Stop the Empire's war on Russia" says the masthead. The Russian military intervention in the Ukraine – a macro view

First, absolutely NOBODY had ANY idea of the actual plan until that plan was decided upon. Let me clarify what I mean. Putin, the Kremlin or the Russian General Staff do not have “a plan”, that is not how things work.

According to at least one well-informed analyst, the operation was planned for the 25th of February. If true, that means that Russia merely preempted a Ukrainian attack.
How Will Russia’s War on Ukraine End?

Vladimir Putin believed he could march his armies in swiftly, overwhelm the population, and install a puppet government. Ukrainians will not allow themselves to be ruled in such a way. Russian military disorganization and ineptitude has dragged the war on, but so has Ukrainian resistance. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not surrendered. In waging war, Putin has found himself isolated from much of the world, his nation rapidly transformed into a pariah state.

Why should Putin get anything out of such aggression? If foreign policy were a court of law, the critics would have a point. Americans who study their own history know it is anything but; superpowers meddle in their own spheres and peace follows a logic of realpolitik, not morality. The much greater goal, still quite elusive, should be to somehow integrate Russia into the West, encouraging the growth of democracy there. This is a dream for a post-Putin world. In all the current anti-Russian fervor, it should be remembered that we would all be better off with more cooperation, not less.
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