Thread by @SabFis3

My take of the talks so far and the failure of the humanitarian corridor around Mariupol: RU is not serious about the negotiations. Putin and his cronies do not care about humanitarian suffering either. I rest my case: 1/6
#RussiainvadesUkraine

2/6 the composition of the RU delegation said it all, from the very beginning. Medinsky and Slutsky are policy clowns sent there to mess with the Ukrainian side. I do believe that the RU military is under pressure to end the operation. They have problems with reserves...

3/6 ...and supplies, and they suffer more losses than they ever expected. But Putin is not ready to consider retreat, compromise. Plus the majority of RU population are either supportive or silent with exhaustion. The protests are limited to the unhappy minority, which...

4/6 ...is targeted by merciless repressions and is trying to get out of the country in their thousands.
The failure of the humanitarian corridor can have 2 functions from a RU perspective: 1. RU propaganda messaging to the majority in RU and the part of the world that listens...

5/6 ...that Moscow tried but was sabotaged by the UA side, so Kyiv is responsible for massive civilian casualties caused by the next wave of attacks. 2. Breaking the morale of the UA society, leadership and army by generating more humanitarian suffering.

6/6 What follows is that support for UA must not abate, RU's approach to negotiations must be seen for what it is, and more sanctions must be imposed for civilian casualties. I don't know where the tipping point is in RU, and how far we are from it. But I think there is one. END

P.S.: Putin made his position clear at his "meeting with flight attendants" yesterday. One of the worst pieces of RU war propaganda I have seen so far.