Amid burning refineries, grinding Ukraine warfare is eroding Putin’s power faster than Western sanctions, but it is not easy to foresee when or where a breaking point might come.
With Russian president Vladimir Putin under mounting pressure to end a war he cannot afford to lose, the Ukraine conflict could be entering a pivotal moment. We asked Czech foreign policy expert Filip Scherf:
How alarming are developments inside Russia?
Could Russian oligarch Andrey Melnichenko “change Russia”?
Are his four “catastrophic” Russia scenarios plausible?
Why is Putin is not ending the war?
‘Marked shift in mood’ among Russia’s elites, as country’s economic and military woes mount
Ukraine, bleeding and battered, is not going to lose. Russia, complacent and brittle, is not going to win. Indeed, Russia now…
"It’s less dramatic than a palace coup, but this is what decline looks like."
Don’t expect the Russian president to pursue peace. Instead, he could continue to expand the war beyond Ukraine’s borders – with…
Some experts detect signs of deepening problems for the Russian leader.
A pressure campaign using sanctions and enforcement could compel Putin to reach a meaningful peace. | World News
