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title: Russia Is Destroying Itself to Destroy Ukraine
description: "Four years into a \"three-day\" operation, Putin's invasion has achieved the opposite of every goal it was launched for: more NATO on Russia's border, nearly two million casualties, and a demographic freefall at home."
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  - name: Simon Whistler
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Four years into a "three-day" operation, Putin's invasion has achieved the opposite of every goal it was launched for: more NATO on Russia's border, nearly two million casualties, and a demographic freefall at home.

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Full analysis is behind the paywall. Read the gated piece at https://fronts.co/videos/russia-is-destroying-itself-to-destroy-ukraine/.
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