Vladimir Putin's authoritarian regime in Russia is seen as a threat to the West, with concerns over his aggressive global power and willingness to take risks. Putin's actions in Ukraine are seen as maintaining power for his ruling elite but risking the country's future. Despite Western isolation efforts, Putin remains confident and not as isolated as perceived. There are growing concerns about a potential disaster at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant under Russian occupation.
Russia is using social media to wage a war against the West. We're all participants in that war, and we're destroying each other as a result. Forcing Ukraine to capitulate won't stop Moscow⬇️ https://t.co/OOHgm3gHv3
"Putin’s confidence concealed the chronic nature of the challenges Russia faces—and the failure of his policies to alleviate them—as Russia seeks to maintain its standing and self-image as a leading global power well into the future," writes Thomas Graham. https://t.co/BMEV796NZ3
Vladimir Putin believes he has time on his side, and international polling by @ECFR suggests that he is not nearly as isolated as many in the West would like to believe, Ivan Krastev tells Sławomir Sierakowski. https://t.co/TDRMxCgHzz
Putin's Russian roulette: "A looming disaster at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. At the facility, occupied by Russia for the past two years, employees describe a regime of torture and abuse—and a growing threat of disaster." https://t.co/6scbII66Zz
As Putin maintains his war with the West, he is burning up Russia’s financial, human, and psychological resources—and exacerbating the country’s political and economic fragility, writes @AndrKolesnikov. https://t.co/smyGwq2Rw0
Putin’s war in Ukraine is helping his ruling elite maintain power—and putting the country’s economic and demographic future at risk, writes @AndrKolesnikov. https://t.co/7C1g43eWcX
The main thing in “containing” Russia is not to lead to direct conflict, writes Foreign Affairs The Kremlin has enormous destructive global power and is willing to take great risks to advance its geopolitical agenda. Besides, he has allies. Therefore, dealing with Russia will… https://t.co/fH1EEgdjz4
“Putin’s system has been moving in an authoritarian direction ever since it began more than two decades ago.” Read @AndrKolesnikov on the political and economic costs of Putin’s authoritarian regime: https://t.co/ovLCFhXEV0
Putin thinks that he is leading a powerful, united alliance against the “collective West.” Only the United States, in its misguided efforts to push those adversarial countries together, seems to take Putin seriously. Read more here: https://t.co/s0Jfj6JSRU