Saturday, March 16, 2019

Russia's Annexation of Crimea 5 Years Ago Has Cost Putin Dearly - Bloomberg

Russia's Annexation of Crimea 5 Years Ago Has Cost Putin Dearly - Bloomberg



...If the Crimea operation was a flash of evil brilliance and daredevil’s luck, Putin’s later overconfidence ended up trapping him in this limbo of mistrust. Russia, the world and, likely, parts of the Russian establishment are waiting for Putin to go, even if no one can make him leave. Perhaps, with him out of the picture, deals, bargains, mutual concessions and all kinds of realpolitik games will be possible again, as they still were in the spring of 2014. Meanwhile, Fortress Russia is locked and no one’s coming to parley.

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