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“The fall of Russia is near.” Otakar Foltýn in an interview explained why Putin cannot win against Ukraine. He lost at the beginning.

Foltýn is the military advisor to the Czech president, Petr Pavel. His arguments are the typical, Russia is losing more soldiers than it recruits. The latter cannot be confirmed, I have information saying otherwise. And another loss for Russia is said to be the economic dependence Russia developed on China as a result of Western sanctions. I am still not sure if China isn’t a better trade partner than the EU. Sure, China drives a hard bargain knowing Russia’s options are limited. But the EU has been also rather obstructive towards Russian business even before the Ukraine crisis.

Sooner or later, after the war is over and things calm down. Trade with Russia will be reestablished.