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Putin’s next move will be Baltic incursion, warns top Russian dissident
politico.eu • • world
Key Points:
- Russian opposition activist Garry Kasparov warns that Vladimir Putin has no intention of making peace with Ukraine and is more likely to escalate the war after Russia’s parliamentary elections in September.
- Kasparov suggests Putin may provoke conflict by invading a NATO eastern flank country like Latvia or Estonia to test the alliance's response, potentially undermining NATO’s credibility.
- Recent Russian legal changes easing troop mobilization and ongoing propaganda indicate Moscow is preparing for further conflict rather than peace negotiations.
- Kasparov calls on Europe to support Russian defectors with legal status and documents and urges abandoning compromise efforts in favor of fully backing a Ukrainian victory.
- NATO officials acknowledge uncertainty about how to bring Putin to the negotiating table as the Ukraine conflict enters its fifth year.
