Russia

An Aging Vladimir Putin Hopes War Can Make a Sagging Empire Rise Again

BACK IN THE USSR

He may have thought the Biden administration would be weak or disinclined to play a leadership role. That has already proven to be a serious miscalculation.

David Rothkopf
David Rothkopf
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David Rothkopf

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