Putin drawn closer into China’s orbit, but no military support
Xi Jinping’s state visit to Moscow was a long-awaited event for the Kremlin. Somewhat unusually per diplomatic protocol, the possibility
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Xi’s Visit and Putin’s Demise
After the arrest warrant has been issued, Putin is president of Russia in name only. From here onwards, negotiations are out of the question.
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The world after Ukraine—Part 2: Winners, the Loser-in-Chief, and winning the peace
Ukraine is on the way to winning the war. But it must bear in mind constantly that it needs also to win the peace. That means securing the earliest possible transition of power in the Kremlin, as the best guarantee of long-term peace and security on Ukraine’s eastern borders.
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Russia loses in every scenario in Ukraine
Through his bad judgment, Putin has already closed pretty much any visible “exit ramps”. The situation calls for a diligently thought out diplomatic strategy, to avert a lasting and irreversible regional or worldwide catastrophe.
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