Chris

That’s nuts. Putin has been made to look weak. One minute there’s a mutiny and he’s threatening to execute Prigozhin, the next it’s all over and the perpetrator has been forgiven. These are not the actions of a powerful, ruthless man with a throne and a reputation to protect.

These batty theories all emanate from those who *still* despite the evidence of the last 16 months, think Russia is a superpower led by a master strategist. It is in fact a brittle kleptocracy in which the warlords surrounding the Tsar squabble for wealth and influence. Furthermore it’s a country wide open to invasion by anyone with an army.