1. Anatol Lieven’s “Weekend Essay” on “the real Russian elite” is worth reading in full. Excerpt:
One of the worst effects of this war is going to be deep and long-lasting Russian isolation from the west. I believe, however, that Putin and the siloviki (though not many in the wider elites) welcome this isolation. They are becoming impressed with the Chi…
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