Putin Wants To Pause The War In Ukraine While He Purges His Generals
He will not get what he wants
The Kremlin has apparently floated a ceasefire on present battle lines in Ukraine. Channels are abuzz with speculation. Call me crazy, but this may not be entirely a joke. Vladimir Putin has a problem. He cannot both purge his generals and prosecute a war at the same time. Stalin at least had the sense to do his purges first.
A purge is clearly underway …
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