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Opinion: 3 possible explanations for Putin’s bravado

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Russia has failed to reach its intended goals of de-Nazification of Ukraine and its transformation into a demilitarized Russian vassal.

Russia has suffered more than 800,000 dead or wounded, and at the current rate of attrition, it will soon approach a million .

Russia ’s refineries, gas, petroleum and ammunition depots are being systematically degraded, forcing Moscow to rely on North Korea for weapons and soldiers.

A specialist on Ukraine , Russia and the USSR , and on nationalism, revolutions, empires and theory, he is the author of 10 books of nonfiction, as well as “Imperial Ends: The Decay , Collapse , and Revival of Empires ” and “Why Empires Reemerge: Imperial Collapse and Imperial Revival in Comparative Perspective .”Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to The Hill ..

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