The Stranger
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The economic woes in Europe due to their energy crisis and the corresponding economic strong-point for Russia (their revenue from energy exports is higher now than before the invasion) are born from an energy policy shared between the current US admin and Brussels.He's probably playing the long game and seeing if he can make it to the next set of major elections in the west. Can he make it to 2024 and maybe get aservilefriendlier US administration. If that were to happen, the I think the economic hardships in Europe, coupled with a lack of a leadership role from the US, would lead to some of the coalition of willing to become a lot more open to forcing Ukraine to surrender some territories.
The last US admin warned against this issue a few years ago and was openly laughed at for it. The German delegates seen laughing recently issued a "no comment" when asked about the video.
Putin hit Crimea in 2014 and now Ukraine in 2022.
I doubt Putin thinks the next US admin will be more favorable to his goals that the current one.