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Quite. Putin is conveniently overlooking that the West made some effort to legitimise its actions and gain approval by the UN Security Council and/or for international monitors to observe and often significantly delayed making a more timely intervention while it gathered some form of consensus...

I suspect that Putin's attitudes still resonate with a large portion of Russians, it is not an enlightened country. His powerbase also depends on corruption and fear. It would be interesting to see what would happen if a proper democratic opposition ever challenged Putin's authority. I suspect...

The situation in Ukraine now seems very precarious. The blatant shootings by both sides has taken this to a new level, making it that much harder to row back from their positions. Plus the disorder is now spreading across the country. Doesn't help that the West and Russia are at odds. The West...