Russian President Vladimir Putin travels to New York on Monday for a highly touted speech at the United Nations General Assembly — his first appearance at the international body in nearly a decade.
But Putin’s trip to New York is also part of a wider effort to show the world he will not be sidelined on the international stage.
Russia’s tacit war in Ukraine, Moscow’s support for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, and the Kremlin’s rollback of democratic freedoms at home have all soured relations with the West to levels not seen since the days of the Cold War. Even Putin’s …read more
Source: Voice of America