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His killing machine has been told to deliver a glorious victory at any cost
He bets on a military breakthrough or a Trump-brokered stitch-up
His killing machine has been told to deliver a glorious victory at any cost
Dark lessons from history that explain Vladimir Putin’s “peace-making”
But Vladimir Putin will keep fighting, and claiming victory prematurely
His every move to preserve power accelerates decay, writes a former senior official in the Russian government
