Putin’s friends finally tell him the truth: Get out of Ukraine to save yourself
- Authoritarian populists like Vladimir Putin know that when fellow anti-democrats start calling them “my friend”, the writing may be on the wall.
- No wonder the Russian president shifted in his seat and tapped his feet impatiently while his erstwhile buddy, the OG populist and Hindu nationalist, Narendra Modi, gave him a mini-lecture – in public – on how he’s got to end his war against Ukraine.
- Coming a week after a sudden mission to Moscow by CIA director John Ratcliffe, and amid reports that the White House may soon be sending special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to Kyiv for their firs
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- Authoritarian populists like Vladimir Putin know that when fellow anti-democrats start calling them “my friend”, the writing may be on the wall.
- No wonder the Russian president shifted in his seat and tapped his feet impatiently while his erstwhile buddy, the OG populist and Hindu nationalist, Narendra Modi, gave him a mini-lecture – in public – on how he’s got to end his war against Ukraine.
- Coming a week after a sudden mission to Moscow by CIA director John Ratcliffe, and amid reports that the White House may soon be sending special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to Kyiv for their firs
Sources: The Independent