Is Vladimir Putin bad, sad or mad? Is he a sinister and effective tyrant, cleverly taking advantage of the West’s weakness? Is he balancing precariously at the head of a failing state? Or is he delusional?
The short answer is that we do not really know. We do not know how Putin thinks. We do not know what information he gets. We do not know whose advice he takes, if anyone’s. We do not know what he really fears, or what he really wants. As Europe’s security rockets up the international agenda, after two decades of neglect and ignorance, Kremlinology – …read more
Source: European Voice