#Putin: a brilliant strategist, a cunning tactician, or mad?
Western leaders have to decide whether President Vladimir Putin has a master-plan in his fight for #Ukraine_
_At a recent conference held in the Baltic states, one word dominated the agenda: Putin. They could have discussed Russia and its foreign policy more generally, but all routes lead to a president whose 15 years in power have left him in total charge.
Amid increased fears of all-out war in Ukraine, governments and policy makers around #Europe are anxiously analysing the motivation of the most dangerous politician on the continent since the end of the Cold War. In stark terms, three possibilities are considered: is he a brilliant strategist succeeding in a long-term plan to create a 21st century variant of the Soviet Union? Is he a cunning tactician who responds to events as they happen? Or is he mad ?...
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