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([[Essay: Russia is dying out. The war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis even worse|Russia is dying out. The war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis even worse]]).

([[Essay: Russia is dying out. The war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis even worse|Russia is dying out. The war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis even worse]]).

Clearly, Putin is not a master of the geopolitics chessboard who is thinking many moves ahead (See: [[Essay: There is no evidence that Vladimir Putin plays chess]]). However, before this. I will readily admit that some people were saying that Putin was some kind of 4D chess player when it comes to geopolitics. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 10:59, September 26, 2023 (EDT)

Clearly, Putin is not a master of the geopolitics chessboard who is thinking many moves ahead (See: [[Essay: There is no evidence that Vladimir Putin plays chess]]). However, before this, I will readily admit that some people were saying that Putin was some kind of 4D chess player when it comes to geopolitics. Two of the most important portions of a chess game are the middle game and the end game. When Putin launched his special military operation in Ukraine, its clear he was merely thinking of the opening game and not the long-term consequences of it in terms of geopolitics relative to Russia. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 11:10, September 26, 2023 (EDT)