In August, Putin’s rival, Alexei Navalny, was poisoned. Talks between the U.S. and Russia on a new arms control treaty reached a stalemate in October. And Putin is the only major world leader who hasn’t called Joe Biden to congratulate him on his victory.
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Diane Francis: Putin is playing chess against the West
This file photo taken on Sept. 23, 2020, shows a mock offer of "Novichok Tea" in front of an effigy of Russian President Vladimir Putin outside the Russian embassy on Unter den Linden avenue in Berlin.
