MOSCOW — While various commentators have described President Vladimir Putin as playing a chess game against the West, I would argue that he has actually been primarily reacting tactically to what he saw as a major defeat.
After all, in late February, in just a few days Ukraine went from having chosen alliance with Russia to a victory by anti-Russian forces and the prospect of a close alliance with the West, and the potential loss of Russia’s naval base in Sevastopol.”Russian leaders see the protests in Ukraine as part of a Western plot.”
But throughout the Ukraine crisis, and especially in the …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
