Commentary: Putin fights for his empire
by Stein Ringen, Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2018
3 minutes
Russia's behavior under Vladimir Putin seems baffling. Neighboring countries invaded: Georgia and the Ukraine. Crimea annexed. A covert war waged in eastern Ukraine. In Syria, chemical weapons and indiscriminate barrel bombing condoned. In Britain, one political assassination and another attempted. Throughout Europe, support of radical right-wing parties and organizations. In Britain again, propagandistic engagement during referendums on Scottish independence and "Brexit." In America and Europe, systematic disruption of elections by social media and other manipulations.
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