Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine is part of his revolution against the West
He is leading Russia into a new phase of strategic confrontation, says Stephen Covington, a longtime NATO adviser
WHEN VLADIMIR PUTIN invaded Ukraine in 2022, many Western observers thought it a temporary regional crisis that ultimately would settle into a frozen conflict. Two and a half years later, this view is challenged by a more consequential reality.
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