Staunton, September 20 – Faced with ever greater economic problems at home and isolation abroad, Vladimir Putin needs to freeze the conflict in the Donbass in such a way that Russians won’t begin asking questions about why he went there in the first place, Aleksandr Rabinovich says. And consequently, he is turning up the heat […]
Aleksandr Rabinovich disrupting oil in Syria economic crisis in Russia economic problems in Russia financial problems Crimea military expenses in Russia propaganda in Russia Putin and Assad Putin projecting Russian power Putin support for Assad Putin turning up the heat in Syria Russia dividing the West Russian isolation Syrian refugees toll of Ukraine on Russia Ukraine and Syria