Is this the beginning of the end for Vladimir Putin?
- Written by Matthew Sussex, Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
Vladimir Putin’s bizarre ceremonies formalising Russia’s annexation of some 15% of Ukraine once again revealed the yawning chasm between Kremlin triumphalism and reality.
Never mind Russian forces didn’t even fully control the territories Putin brought under the Russian flag. Never mind Russia’s “referendums”...
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