Stent: Russia's negotiations are entirely performative.

They follow Soviet and post-Soviet tactics: negotiate to create a process and wear people down. Putin wants to humor Trump to avoid more punitive actions from the US administration. 2X pic.twitter.com/RnTJcldjhd

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 11 février 2026

Stent: Russia's negotiations are entirely performative. They follow Soviet and post-Soviet tactics: negotiate to create a process and wear people down. Putin wants to humor Trump to avoid more punitive actions from the US administration. 2X

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