Excellent economic perspective on Russia's pre-ceasefire demands:
> "Russia’s demands [...] are unfulfillable, and difficult to understand. It’s either a tactic to frustrate negotiations, or a symptom of incoherence in Russia’s negotiating strategy."
https://en.thebell.io/russias-odd-ceasefire-demands/
Part of the question is if Russia's negotating team believes the US can deliver on those demands/can strongarm EU into complying. Russia is either assuming or testing if this is the case. #Russia
> "Russia’s demands [...] are unfulfillable, and difficult to understand. It’s either a tactic to frustrate negotiations, or a symptom of incoherence in Russia’s negotiating strategy."
https://en.thebell.io/russias-odd-ceasefire-demands/
Part of the question is if Russia's negotating team believes the US can deliver on those demands/can strongarm EU into complying. Russia is either assuming or testing if this is the case. #Russia
Russia’s odd ceasefire demands
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy — written by Alexander Kolyandr and Alexandra Prokopenko and brought to you by The Bell. This week we look in detail at Moscow’s strange demands to sign up to a U.S.The Bell