Don’t Fear the Russian Military
The week-long exercises, which kicked off yesterday, are intended as a show of might. But the country is in no position to wage a real conflict.
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Tougher sanctions will only make him double down on antagonizing the West.
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The unified international response to the Skripal poisoning shows that the West will only suffer so much provocation.
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The Russian president is learning that it’s much easier to get into a Middle Eastern conflict than to get out of one.
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The American president has not proved quite the ally Moscow may have expected.
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