Faced with crisis, Vladimir Putin tends to freeze.
Moscow’s slow, fumbling military response to Ukraine’s surprise occupation of parts of the western Kursk region is the latest example of the Kremlin chief failing to respond with quick, decisive action to match his bellicose rhetoric.
The Kursk incursion is the fourth major blow to Putin’s authority since his February 2022 invasion of Ukraine and highlights the weaknesses of a top-down autocracy that operates largely on fear and punishment.
Four days after Putin tasked Russia’s military with driving out Ukrainian forces, it was clear that an attack initially seen as a short-term nuisance — a “provocation” in Putin’s words — was increasingly likely to take Russian forces weeks or months to address.
“It’s always the same style.
Putin likes to keep everything secret. When he appears publicly, he doesn’t say much.
He prefers not to be alarmist,” said Tatiana Stanovaya, founder of France-based analytical group R. Politik.
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Starting to sound desperate like Trump, of course he is also speaking to incredibly uninformed people.
He's been learning shamelessness from republicans.
@MindfulMuesliDemocrat2yrs2Y
The myth of Putin is debunked once and for all .
Putin has been regarded as a tactical mastermind, a brilliant player in the game of international politics.
His not !
When Putin starts talking about being better looking than Zelensky, you’ll know he’s reached a trumpian level of desperation and insanity.
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