Putin is waiting to see who blinks first as global crises deepen

The Russian president seems to be counting on international solidarity with Ukraine to start showing cracks

02 June 2022 - 20:43 By Marc Champion

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine settles into a grinding war of attrition, one question more than any other is likely to decide the outcome: on whose side is time?..

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