Expanding the Legacy
Expanding the Legacy
The consensus amongst Putin whisperers in the United States and Europe is that the small man at the big table may be eventually be pacified once he sees and feels the folly of his misventure in Ukraine. In this reading of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin is but an opportunist, seizing the day and the moment (and land) whenever and wherever he can. By denying Mr Putin opportunity, so the narrative continues, he will eventually cease and desist since the price of war will have become too high or even unaffordable.
She never had any real chance of winning the Russian presidency and in the end only managed to obtain 1.53% of the vote - at least according to the official tally. Ksenia Sobchak did, however, manage to put issues on the agenda the Kremlin would prefer to ignore. She appeared on state-run national television to denounce the annexation of Crimea as an illegal act. Ms Sobchak also called for the legalisation of soft drugs and expressed strong support for the LGBTQ community - livening up the usually sycophantic news broadcasts.
Africa AI Brazil Business Chile China Climate Corona Davos Debt Development Diplomacy Donald Trump Economy Elections Energy EU Europe Federal Reserve Finance France Germany HiFi History IMF Kamala Harris Military Monetary policy NATO Philosophy Politics Putin Russia Schwab Society South Africa Technology Trade Trump UK Ukraine UN US War WEF