Vladimir Putin is increasingly isolated in Russia and abroad. Does he have an exit strategy?
- Written by Matthew Sussex, Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
One of Vladimir Putin’s oft-quoted maxims is that “sometimes it is necessary to be lonely to prove you are right”. As his ill-fated invasion of Ukraine drags on, he seems to be heeding his own advice.
Putin looks increasingly isolated, not just on the world stage, but inside Russia as well. The longer the war goes on, the harder...
