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Only a few people remain believers of president Putins word.
No one cares what Putin or Zelensiy or Trump want, it's what they can get. Situation on the front leaves no doubt that Russia can take Donbas with time. If US can reach agreement that Russia will stop there and won't continue further, then why waste more souls and billions for the same outcome?
Most people were conditioned not to believe Putin's word. But non of that matters. What matters are agreements, and the consequences of pulling out of them. If it's more beneficial for a country to break an agreement I'd argue that the president has a duty to go against his own word if it's in the best interest of his country.
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Conditioned? I would not call that "conditioning" but simply mere observation of how often the words either mean nothing or are simply an attempt to manipulate.
https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-crisis-putin-says-military-drills-purely-defensive-and-not-a-threat-as-western-leaders-warn-invasion-imminent-12545284Putin says military drills 'purely defensive' and 'not a threat' as Western leaders warn invasion imminent
not the first one, not the last one.
And sorry to break this to you, but it does matter. If Putin and Ruzzia had a credible reputation on regards to keeping their international agreements, this war could be over much faster. However, based on the experience and observation (not "conditioning") any agreement that is just a paper means zero and requires effective measures on the ground rather than just "good will".