Pride, paranoia and his own survival point to the use of ever more radical and dangerous tactics. One senior Western official has predicted that “Putin will only dig in and this will get very ugly”.
Vladimir Putin is a “genius”, chortled Donald Trump. The former US president was speaking on the eve of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – and was lost in admiration for the “very savvy” man in the Kremlin.
So, what has this genius achieved? Days into the invasion and Russian troops have failed to win the quick victory that Putin was counting on.
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Gideon Rachman is chief foreign affairs columnist for the Financial Times. His particular interests include American foreign policy, the European Union and globalisation.
