VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-15
“There is a degree of collective delusion here,”
Nigel Gould-Davies · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15
Gould-Davies criticizes diplomatic back channels as based on collective delusion about Russia changing course.
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