Russian oppositionist Garry Kasparov argues that the Russian authorities have already understood that the war with Ukraine cannot be won in the way originally planned. He suggests, however, that dictators are nevertheless attached to dates. “Therefore, Putin’s propaganda goal is to declare victory on 7 October, which is his 70th birthday,” Kasparov argues.
“I am almost sure of this because dictators love various anniversaries (…) I think that some common sense has finally prevailed in the Kremlin and it has been noticed there that Ukraine is not being defeated on the scale they initially wanted to achieve. This means that it is now necessary to secure territorial gains, dig in and negotiate from a position of strength. This is Putin’s view,” Kasparov announced in an interview with the Ukrainian portal obozrevatel.com.
According to the oppositionist, the recent developments on the frontline, namely the successful attacks by the Ukrainians using US HIMARS missile launchers, have caused panic among the Russians and stopped their offensive.
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“Everything is not going as they planned. The coming weeks will bring decisive solutions. The liberation of Kherson by Ukrainian troops could become a turning point in this conflict,” the politician added.
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Garry Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, political activist and commentator. His peak rating of 2851, achieved in 1999, was the highest recorded until being surpassed by Magnus Carlsen in 2013. From 1984 until his retirement in 2005, Kasparov was ranked world No. 1 for a record 255 months overall for his career, which outstrips all other previous and current chess ranking records. Kasparov also holds records for the most consecutive professional tournament victories (15) and Chess Oscars. After his career, he became involved in politics as one of the leaders of Russia’s anti-Kremlin opposition.