What to make of the Putin-Xi 'journey of peace'
Amanpour
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The Indictment of Vladimir Putin
Michael Kofman: Putin's snap visit to Crimea was an emotional reaction to that. He wanted to show that he doesn't care and what I grabbed his mind is, you will not be able to change this with your arrest warrants. Also in a show of strength, attempted show of strength for the Russian elite. This also demonstrates the vulnerability that they understand that there are really, very rarely chances that Russia might win. It says scary things about both Russia and China going forward.
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