Putin's Soft Power Over Europe Is Getting Stronger

The day that putin is forced to lower their incomes, he will have broken a basic pact of his legitimacy. The single figure who most effectively unites ukranians behind a pro western economic and political strategy is putin himself. When russia feels its geo political interests are threatened, it has proven willing to break international law and take big risks. Russia would like to solve the situation in ukraine and get on with business as usual,. but putin still fancies his chances of returning it to the russian orbit.