Opinion

Putin Projects Nothing but Weakness

IT’S NOT GOING GREAT

Days after facing a mutiny, the Russian president’s speech Monday was more notable for the things he didn’t say.

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Vladimir Putin and Yevgeny Prigozhin.
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Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson promised fireworks in the run up to remarks from the Russian president late Monday night in Moscow. Putin, however, did not deliver.

Kremlin mouthpiece Dmitry Peskov had said, “These statements, without exaggeration, will determine the fate of Russia.”

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