The Kremlin has supposedly admitted to “extending” the terms of the war against Ukraine, as it is now not just a “special military operation” but a war against the West. This is an attempt to explain to Russians why the war is still ongoing and an acknowledgment that Russia is unable to win. What the Kremlin said Today, the Kremlin spokesman, in a comment to Russian propagandists, said that he allows the alleged “increase in terms” of the so-called “special operation”, since it began as an operation against Ukraine, and now “has taken the form of a war against the collective West”. “Yes, the s…