By Repressing Russians at Home, Putin is Causing Ukrainians to Fight Harder against His Aggression, Gallyamov Says

Paul Goble Staunton, Aug. 19 – To win in Ukraine, Moscow must convince Ukrainians they will be better off if they stop fighting Russian forces rather than continuing to resist, Abbas Gallyamov says; but the rising tide of repression inside the Russian Federation is leading more Ukrainians to be convinced that they have no option but to continue to fight on. The former Putin speech writer who is…