Well advised those who anticipated that Vladimir Putin would dare to knock on the doors of the capital of Ukraine, Kiev. And now, will he decide to occupy the whole country? And once Ukraine is conquered and secured, will he go after the other new NATO members who have a border bordering Russia, such as Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia? Answers that are deeply rooted in the head of the dictator.
Putin rewrote the Russian Constitution so he could stay in the Kremlin until 2036. The 69-year-old leader has decided to leave his mark on history by bringing Ukraine back into the Russian fold. And that might just be the first step in his evil ambitions.
Internally, protests against the war in dozens of Russian cities were harshly suppressed. Its repression of the opposition is increasingly brutal. Its main leaders were imprisoned after being poisoned, like Alexeï Navalny, or assassinated with revolver shots. Moreover, Russia’s declining demographics haunt Putin. Its economy is in trouble. The pandemic is wreaking havoc.
China refused to condemn the invasion. Will this war lead to closer ties between the two largest autocracies on the planet? It is disturbing to say the least! If, in retaliation for the sanctions, Russia decided to cyberattack the United States, causing massive damage to financial services, communications and infrastructure, the United States could not help but retaliate, which could trigger a cyberwar.
In clear terms, how far will Vladimir Putin’s paranoid delirium go? Very clever the one who could predict it with certainty…
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