Journal Editorial Report: Paul Gigot interviews military analyst Seth Jones. Images: AP/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyVladimir Putin may have flubbed most of his war aims but he’s arguably achieving the most important, neutralizing Russia’s own urban, educated middle class, the real threat to his regime.
Whatever the merits of his complaints about NATO or Western hypocrisy, these are not sensible motives for the war he launched. Destroying the infrastructure and productivity of a territory you propose to annex, alienating its 44 million inhabitants, is not a useful goal except on the way to another goal.
opinion HolmanJenkins There is no middle class in Russia. We are all rich.
opinion HolmanJenkins ça fait du bien de voir qu'il y a encore des américains capables de s'abstraire des évènements pour penser le monde
opinion HolmanJenkins He cares nothing about that, his only interest is destroying Ukraine?
opinion HolmanJenkins Oh, again the failed double agents are at it again.
opinion HolmanJenkins Meanwhile, Biden is also achieving something.
KatyaYushchenko opinion HolmanJenkins But also the motor of the Russian economy and technology sector. Good way to take the country back to the stone age.
opinion HolmanJenkins Sounds like he is in league with Biden.
opinion HolmanJenkins 500,000 plus Russians have left..and Putin kidnaps several hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian kids to replace them
opinion HolmanJenkins sounds like US. GOP and FoxNews obliterated middle class
opinion HolmanJenkins He is a true leader.
opinion HolmanJenkins Pray for Divine Intervention. It happens. Robert E. Lee's battle plans were found, enigma machine etc.
opinion HolmanJenkins .. just like Mr Zelensky is able to neutralize all his potential opponents in Ukraine by insisting on keep fighting till last Ukrainian Christian from his safe guarded bunker.
opinion HolmanJenkins And destroying the world economy inflation
opinion HolmanJenkins Interesting. Politically, GOP is doing the same.
opinion HolmanJenkins Putin has an 82% approval rate Russian economy: Industrial production increased 3.9% in first 4 months of 22 Unemployment in Apr was 4% lowest ever May retail trade increased by 5.4% Price growth stopped in second half of May On Jun 1 pensions & min. wage increased by 10%
opinion HolmanJenkins Is this a creative writing exercise or did the CIA put you up to it 🤣
opinion HolmanJenkins Lies
opinion HolmanJenkins Meanwhile, there are factory explosions and fires going off all across Russia. Somebody’s been busy. 🤣🤣😂
opinion HolmanJenkins He's doing what a dictator does🥱
opinion HolmanJenkins Where is the U.S puzzle?
opinion HolmanJenkins And price of oil barrel at 125 dlls
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