The Russians Support Every Thing That Puton Does

After september eleventh, us, power was as overwhelming as it was uncontested. That it was squandered on two endless wars made it convenient to focus on america's sins while underplaying russia and china's growing ambition. For his part, puten understood well that the barran balance of power was shifting. Knowing what he knew, the russian president wasn't necessarily irrational in deciding to invade ukraine. He had good reason to think that he could get away with it. After four years of donald trump and the domestic turmoil that he wrought, it was tempting to valorize restraint and limited engagements abroad. Meanwhile, europe became more and