{"id":1473735,"date":"2024-06-27T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1473735"},"modified":"2024-06-27T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T10:00:00","slug":"russias-response-to-ukraines-us-backed-bombing-of-beachgoers-wasnt-what-many-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/russias-response-to-ukraines-us-backed-bombing-of-beachgoers-wasnt-what-many-expected\/1473735\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia’s Response To Ukraine’s US-Backed Bombing Of Beachgoers Wasn’t What Many Expected"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russia’s Response To Ukraine’s US-Backed Bombing Of Beachgoers Wasn’t What Many Expected<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

President Putin proved once again that he\u2019s mature enough of a leader to make tough decisions that disregard public opinion following his government\u2019s tepid response to Ukraine\u2019s US-backed bombing of beachgoers in Sevastopol over the weekend. It was predicted that \u201cRussia Probably Won\u2019t Impose A No-Fly Zone Over The Black Sea After The Sevastopol Attack<\/a>\u201d, which explained why it was unlikely to capitulate to the public\u2019s demand due to worries about accidentally sparking World War III.<\/p>\n

Instead of shooting down or otherwise neutralizing American reconnaissance drones over international waters in the Black Sea, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov\u00a0reaffirmed<\/a>\u00a0that President Putin\u2019s\u00a0ceasefire proposal<\/a>\u00a0still stands.<\/strong> Shortly afterwards, Peskov also expressed Russia\u2019s\u00a0continued openness<\/a>\u00a0to talks with France after Emmanuel Macron publicly said that he\u2019s interested in them the other day while also\u00a0walking back<\/a>\u00a0his earlier rhetoric about wanting to\u00a0conventionally<\/a>\u00a0intervene<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

These two developments were then followed by new Defense Minister Andrey Belousov\u00a0talking<\/a>\u00a0to his American counterpart in a call where \u201cthey exchanged views about the situation around Ukraine\u201d. He also warned him about \u201cthe dangers of further escalation in terms of the continuing deliveries of American weapons to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.\u201d Taken together, it\u2019s clearly the case that Russia\u2019s response was once again conciliatory and not escalatory, exactly as the earlier cited analysis predicted.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, these developments were interspersed with the viral fake news claim that Russia had already supposedly downed an American drone over the Black Sea in revenge, which was introduced into the information ecosystem\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0but was then quickly walked back by its originator\u00a0here<\/a>. <\/strong>Nevertheless, this claim wildly proliferated across social media because it conformed to many\u00a0wishful thinking<\/a>\u00a0observers\u2019 expectations, most of whom never came across the follow-up post walking it back.<\/p>\n

The reason why it\u2019s so important to clarify exactly what Russia\u2019s response to last weekend\u2019s provocation was, namely to continue its conciliatory approach for de-escalation purposes as opposed to risking World War III by miscalculation if it reacted as the public demanded, is to prevent false expectations. Those who get their hopes unrealistically high will inevitably experience deep disappointment, after which some might become susceptible to hostile narratives that Russia \u201csold out\u201d or whatever.<\/p>\n

Whether one agrees with the merits of its saintly restraint or not, the fact of the matter is that this is indeed the policy that President Putin has decided to promulgate for the reasons that were explained. While it\u2019s possible that he might order a symbolic show of force by authorizing the shooting down or neutralization of an American drone in the coming future, his tepid response thus far suggests that he\u2019s disinclined to do so, or that it would solely be a one-off in the unlikely event that it happens.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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President Putin isn\u2019t a\u00a0\u201cmadman\u201d, \u201cmonster\u201d, or \u201cmastermind\u201d<\/a>\u00a0like many imagine that he is, but is a consummate pragmatist at least as how he sees himself and is therefore unlikely to ever do anything that could be spun as emotional or radical.<\/strong> He always takes a long time before making major decisions, with the proof being how long it took for him to commence Russia\u2019s aerial intervention in Syria and the\u00a0ongoing special operation<\/a>, usually waiting till the last possible moment.<\/p>\n

Likewise, if Russia does indeed decide to seriously escalate against the West, then the track record suggests that it would be a seemingly abrupt game-changer but preceded by clear statements of intent that could be seen in hindsight as \u201cultimatums\u201d (despite being described differently by its diplomats). Some might interpret a few of its recent signals as hinting at that scenario, but the substance of its response thus far as was explained dispels that notion and suggests that the current policy will continue.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nThu, 06\/27\/2024 – 02:00<\/span><\/p>\n

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