As General Clapper, former CIA director, said on theTv recently, Putin is not the same man the CIA has studied and knows for decades. He is doing crazy things like ordering recent draftees withdrawn from the front when he needs every soldier he can muster to fight. Now he is pulling his forces back to areas they hold securely and plans to announce a stunning victory of "de Nazification" in early may on the Allied victory day from Ww2".
Oil is dropping , I am shorting nat gas and oil, since it is believed he will give up the war to save his behind and get sanctions lifted so Russia can pump (to get money for repetitions?).
Compared to Recaf this is s a all fairly clear. I have not given up on Recaf and am holding but of course eager for some positive direction.
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