"Putin is not desperate," believes former foreign minister Andrei Kozyrev. "He can sustain this for a very long time and he can adapt. He learns every day how to circumvent the sanctions, how to co-operate with China, with North Korea and some regimes in Africa. But it is an alternative for the present time. And maybe for years to come."

Source: The North Africa Journal September 12, 2023 13:58 UTC