1917 all over again. The government canโt afford to continue fighting the war but is too proud to admit defeat.
One hundred percent correct. Do you think itโs all about pride, or do

they just need to wage nonstop
qazaliq in order to export their own unsolvable problems abroad?
Putinโs
qazaliq โ the campaigns in Chechnya, Moldova, Syria, Georgia, Ukraine, etc. โ
serve to legitimize his claimed Mongol right to rule for the Mongol -
Moscow imperialists. Each of these violent expeditions functions not only as conquest but as a ritual of political validation, echoing the old
steppe tradition where raids established authority. Successful
qazaliq does more than secure territory; it provides ideological justification for the existence of the Moscow empire itself. This is especially powerful in regions of AfroโAsia where democracy is weak or absent, allowing Moscow to present itself as a rightful imperial center, sustained by force and myth rather than consent.
Chinese academic Deng Xize : "No more Mongol-Muscovy style empire: Thoughts on the war in Ukraine, The global reaction to the war in Ukraine in fact shows that such empires will no longer be tolerated."
The Mongol-Muscovy style empire could be defined as a dominating, rapacious empire upheld by violence, especially unruly violence, and exhibiting three prominent characteristics.
First, it uses unruly violence as a regular means of resolving international disputes. While violence is common and sometimes necessary in political or social governance, rules...