The fact the Russian president goes through so many phases of delusion is no reason for underestimating their destructive power. Such inaction as the carnage mounts risks China being viewed more in the role of co-conspirator. As the world obsesses with economic costs, it must not be forgotten that lives are the price war is taking in Ukraine. He is too astute not to see that, far from restoring Russia as a global power, he is reducing its stature. President Zelensky feels his country has reached a strategic turning point in the war.

Source: Irish Independent March 12, 2022 14:40 UTC