The autumn of the oligarch
Whatever happens to Eastern Ukraine, Finland has just ensured Putin’s strategic failure. Plus, collapsing (and creating) habits.
Loser
That Finland wants to join NATO shows how Putin, the arch-gambler, has failed.
Nobody believed Putin's argument that the latest action was a pre-emptive strike to deter NATO aggression. Still, the net result is that the land border between Russia and NATO countries will double if Finland joins the Alliance. Its border with Russia is 800 miles long.
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