Putin Can’t End the Ukraine War Because His Political Survival Now Depends On It

https://www.thelowdownblog.com/2025/04/putin-cant-end-ukraine-war-becaus-his.html

by jonfla

17 comments

  3. He obviously can end the war when Russia obtains its specified objectives. That will come either militarily or through a negotiated settlement. A random blog opinion isn’t going to change that reality.

  4. His political survival depended on a win when he started the war. That’s why it’s in its third year. The word “now” can be dropped from the title.

    This war ends when Putin ends. Corollary – enabling Putin prolongs the war, so Trump is prolonging it, not ending it. He’s got to get over his bromance and realize Putin isn’t worth saving. Russia will do just fine without him.

  5. Can’t he just lie to Russians and pretend he won? Aren’t Russians like programmed to take everything he says as absolute truth?

  9. Putler knows he’s dead the instant he’s not in power. There is no peaceful retirement for him.

  10. Ofc. Coz when you start killing ppl on a massive scale, russian and ukranian, then you have to continue killing. Its inherent logic in all murderous regimes.

  11. The war was a cling to power and the Russian people should have fought to the death to prevent the shambles they have to call the government as it was initiated.

    There’s nothing more dangerous than a tyrant who initiates wars to abuse the sense of patriotism in their people – ideally the Russians see through it.

    Their lack of uprising now has their sons being sent into a meat grinder.

  12. Not buying it!

    Putin could just end the war and do what the Republicans do: claim victory! Even if it’s preposterous. Then, the right-wing press will run with it and make it true.

    He’s not ending the war – because he can just do to the Republicans – what the Republicans always do to the Dems: nothing! He can just refuse all offers. Sabotage them. Just never play ball. At all.

    Then, the other side has to constantly give you things! They have to act honorably, like The Good Guys, unlike your side – so you can just sit back and do nothing! They can’t make a deal without you, so you just refuse to make a deal! And they’re stuck! Completely. Until they give you everything you want.

    And they will eventually do that, because someone has to be the adults in the room.

  13. I keep seeing this position from time to time. It’s outright wrong.

    Putin is a dictator in a police state with a cowed populace.

    The invasion could end tomorrow with Putin declaring that the objectives of the special military operation have been achieved. The Russian people won’t disagree or rise up, they’ll quietly sigh in relief. The Kremlin will just praise Putin for his success and genius. Ukraine would be VERY happy. Everyone else, including the US, could say absolutely anything they liked. Only Putin’s ego and personal desire for glory keeps people dying- not a thing more.

  15. A strong dictator and leader can do whatever he wants, I thought Putin is a strong man but it seems he is just a weak puppet of his own regime.

    I wish I could tell him that personally to see his reaction.

  16. Probably his life depends on it.

    Sure no one is gonna do anything against him now but when he isnt in goverment anymore? He wont sleep ever again

  17. That has always been the case, as I have been saying for years.

    And it isn’t just his political survival. If he loses power he would almost certainly be imprisoned and then handed over to the Hague by whatever administration took over, to earn concessions from the west. Or, he will simply be executed.

    And that is the precise reason that makes nuclear war more likely if he starts to lose. He is dead anyway, what makes you believe a narcissistic sociopath wouldn’t take the world with him?

    Keep gambling.

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