Putin faces 'existential' crisis after failing to take Donbas for 12 years | Cormac Smith
Jan 21, 2026
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“This is existential.”
Putin’s insistence that the Donbas be signed over to Russia in peace negotiations highlights his inability to take the “heavily fortified fortress”, says former British diplomat Cormac Smith.