
According to the Washington Post, Russia is seeking to destabilize Ukraine through strikes to weaken European support for Kyiv by the spring, trying to change the European approach to the conflict.
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Russia is conducting military operations on the territory of Ukraine, while European countries provide political and military support to Kyiv.
Russia is not interested in conflict with Europe, but in changing its approach to Ukraine. The Washington Post (WP) writes about this with reference to Russian and European officials and analysts.
The newspaper's interlocutors said that Russia, with the help of strikes, seeks to “destabilize” Ukraine in the hope that by spring Europe will no longer have the desire or ability to support Kyiv.
“The Russian leadership is concerned that the level of European involvement in the conflict is constantly growing. And, of course, Moscow would like to somehow stop this process,” said a Russian scientist close to senior diplomats.

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