The Telegraph: The Kremlin Is Paralyzed By Fear
3- 19.05.2026, 10:32
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Russia is preparing to end the war without victory.
The Kremlin is increasingly working through scenarios for a possible end to the war against Ukraine, according to some observers, but Putin is still said to be showing no clear exit plan for the conflict. Amid Ukrainian drone strikes on Moscow and rising internal tensions, the power system in Russian Federation remains constrained by fear of possible destabilization, according to The Telegraph author Owen Matthews.
The journalist writes that the massive drone attacks on Moscow and the Moscow region have sent a serious signal to the Kremlin that Ukraine, in its estimation, is already capable of hitting even well-defended areas of Russia, and that the scale of such operations could increase.
After these events, Russian politician Dmitry Rogozin admitted that the Ukrainian side will continue to look for vulnerabilities in the defense system. He noted:
"Their number will grow, and the routes and tactics will evolve."
At the same time, as Matthews emphasizes, Putin's public rhetoric shows little sign of willingness to compromise. After the May 9 parade, he only hinted that the war was "nearing its end," adding that there was still "a lot of preparatory work to be done."
The author believes that the key factor in the continuation of the war is no longer so much state strategy as Putin's personal position, which is linked to his unwillingness to admit the failure of the original goals.
Boris Bondarev, a former Russian diplomat, argues that the Russian elite is trapped in its own system. According to him, the increased control of the security services has destroyed trust within the elites and made it impossible to organize internal resistance.
He stated:
"The system in Russia today resembles Nazi Germany more than the USSR."
Bondarev also believes that the legitimacy of power today is centered around one man, and his possible removal could lead to a systemic crisis.
Separately, the journalist draws attention to leaked documents according to which the team of the deputy head of the presidential administration Sergei Kiriyenko is allegedly developing scenarios for a "post-war Russia." Among them is the preparation of information and propaganda narratives that should explain to society the end of the war without achieving the stated goals.
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