Vladimir Putin cannot appear weak, but the public wont stand for full-scale conflict. So the stalemate continuesHatred is not a tame beast. Once unleashed, it can be surprisingly hard to coax it back into its pen even for a popular leader such as Vladimir Putin. The stunning reversal of the fortunes of the Ukrainian army in rebel-held regions in eastern Ukraine is not so stunning when one considers the months of hysterical, frothing-at-the-mouth propaganda against the Ukrainian government on Russian state television.If youre going to label the government of a neighbouring country a bunch of baby-killing Nazis, it stands …read more
Source: The Guardian