@EuromaidanPress even if these numbers are inflated by ~50%, they still show clearly why #putin doesn’t want a #ceasefire in #ukraine. When these ‘troops come home’, the needless slaughter will come to light, as well as the winding down of the #russian #WarEconomy collapsing the Russian Federation. For #dictators, armed conflict and a common enemy are the only way to remain in power and “survive”.