In the days following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in Februrary last year, I wrote: “this appears to be the beginning of the end for Putin. It may be an extended period before he falls, but his pretense of invincibility has suffered irreparable damage thanks to the resistance of the Ukrainian people.”
On Saturday, it appeared that Putin’s fall might indeed be imminent, but he has apparently pulled back from the brink for now.
The reason I, like many others, believed Putin’s war would ultimately fail was a simple matter of history. Those of us who remember the invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 also remember what happened to the Soviet empire when it encountered the resistance of stubborn people determined to defend their homeland.
It collapsed.
The Ukranians, just like the Afghan, will prevail against the Russian invaders. It is only a question of time.
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The Wagner Mutiny Foreshadows a Russian Defeat in Ukraine (Bloomberg)
Wagner chief says mercenaries are turning back after advance toward Moscow (WP)
Prigozhin mounts Russia's first insurrection in decades (Reuters)
Russia Slides Into Civil War (Atlantic)
Putin’s Weakness Unmasked (New Yorker)
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