Vladimir Putin, with his keen sense of his place in Russian history, would probably revel in these comparisons. “Very often the best policy with Russia is that of silence and distance: do nothing, say nothing and stand your ground. Not to talk would be to feed the Russian narrative that the west is not prepared even to listen. Russia, it was said, operated by probing for weaknesses, “by kicking all the doors and seeing which fell off their hinges”. Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin meet for the US-Russia summit at Villa La Grange in Geneva, Switzerland, in June 2021.

Source: The Guardian January 09, 2022 17:05 UTC