According to a report by The Economist, Russian President Vladimir Putin is concerned that halting the war in Ukraine before securing the full Donbas region could trigger a hostile reaction from the Russian ruling class. At one stage, Putin remarked, "they will hang me." The report notes that he operates under the conviction that a peace deal would be interpreted as a sign of frailty, and he believes that a leader perceived as weak cannot remain in power in Russia.

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