Ill be real, it being less than an hour, I am assuming this was either a miscommunication or something that was already planned and there wasn't enough time to tell all the troops about the deal yet.
That theory would fit with the top-down, punishment-for showing-initiative, no-NCO, no-trust, bloody fuckups that have made the Russian military famous.
We had a curtain rythem to this stuff!
He causes trouble, we make memes. He yells and we feel good. And the game would start all over again!
Russian war crimes are just not the same without him.
War crime has no punchline anymore
They can be anti Russia and still end up being an apologist in the moment by coming up with excuses why a country that constantly violates ceasefires violated yet another ceasefire.
It's a theory he/she seems to have brought up as a theory, not a personal apologia.
"You must chill! The Ukrainians have taken our keys! You Must
Chill!" No one here has any love for Putin, but we often disagree on how to deal with him. For example I, personally, verity_kindle, ladywoman of North America, would like to see galloping gonorrhea catch up to all Russian military leaders, so I can win the pool. Your mileage may vary. Righthandofikaros's mileage may vary. Be cool.