He was the 1 who persuaded Putin to strike back. Political backstage of the Russian invasion [ANALYSIS]

The investigative service “Verstka Media”, which aims to rebuild independent Russian journalism, took a look at the political backstage of the Russian invasion. According to journalists' analyses, Putin made the decision to partition Ukraine much earlier than supposed, although the final decision on a full-scale invasion was made in 2021. An interesting aspect of the analysis is whose influence Putin should be under.