@BretDevereaux Speaking as a former politician. This is better TV than a speech.

And it is an attempt to transfer political blame away from Shoygu. The minister is not ordering a humiliating retreat. He is just responsibly agreeing with the hard-headed assesment of military professionals.

:-)

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