Putin's IBS<p>As just one example, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> political analyst <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Marat_Bashirov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Marat_Bashirov</span></a> wrote about the anticipated statement from President <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> regarding <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> and the possible reaction of the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> leadership:</p><p>"Any escalation in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> suits us — that's just how we are. It's our mentality. We need an external push, a provocation, to cross yet another moral line. Yes, it's a pity about <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Kyiv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kyiv</span></a>, a pity about other cities, but if the choice is between our cities or theirs – the choice is obvious.</p>