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Is Putin Good for Russia or Not?
The annexation of Crimea in 2014 is the beginning of the end of Vladimir Putin being a positive force within Russia, says Peter Bergen. He starts to clamp down at home because he knows that his brand is not the same as it was before and his popularity isn't the same either. "If you stay around long enough, people get a bit sick of you," writes Bergen.