The West should prepare for the worst from Putin

The Russian president is not up against significant pressure from his key allies to temper his deluded attempt to destroy Ukraine in the name of revanchist Russian empire-building.
Russian President Vladimir Putin seems ready to push his self-appointed war with the West into even more dangerous realms, writes Les Whittington.
OTTAWA—You have to admire the courage of the Russians, mostly young people, going into the streets in towns and cities across their country to protest the invasion of Ukraine—facing certain arrest and brutal treatment at the hands of police. The protests, which led to several thousand Russians ...

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