MoscowMigrant<p>Yesterday, during a staged Q&A with the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arkhangelsk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arkhangelsk</span></a> submarine crew, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> openly confirmed he doesn't intend to stop the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> against <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>.</p><p>He clearly stated plans to militarily defeat Ukraine, replace its government, and set up external control.</p><p>His statements expose any talk of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/negotiations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>negotiations</span></a> as mere deception - <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peace</span></a> isn't his goal.</p><p><a href="https://moscowmigrant.com/posts/putin-first-we-ll-finish-them-off-then-we-ll-talk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">moscowmigrant.com/posts/putin-</span><span class="invisible">first-we-ll-finish-them-off-then-we-ll-talk/</span></a></p>