On Putinism, the Ideology

Jorge Jraissati

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As many of you know, I have been writing about Russia’s military actions since the beginning of last fall. At the time, I entertained the possibility of Putin escalating his military actions in Ukraine. And I say escalate, as this war was not initiated in February of this year, but in March 2014 when he illegally annexed Crimea.

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When I argued that Putin was planning to take Kyiv by early 2022, many were baffled by my remarks. In their view, my analysis portrayed a biased opinion about the Russian leader – the same biased opinion that is held by some in institutions like the State Department or the National Security Council. “Putin would never do that; he is a realist, a pragmatic,” they said.

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In fact, let me paraphrase the type of comments I received in response to my remarks about Putin’s imperial ambitions:

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