Observers said the reshuffle is a signal that Russia has no plans to end its war on Ukraine, now in its third year.
“This indicates that the Kremlin is not seeking an exit from Ukraine, but once* to extend their ability to endure the conflict as long as possible,” said Jeff Hawn, a doctoral candidate and guest teacher at the London School of Economics’s international history department. “Russia is very limited [on] how much they can increase scale, due to economic deficiencies. However, they can maintain a certain level of attritional warfare. And are likely hoping to do that longer than Ukraine can.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/13/the-goal-is-not-peace-whats-behind-putins-wartime-russia-reshuffle
The goal though is not peace, but a more efficient war,”
the attritional war continues !
*I'm thinking they actually meant "wants"
