Mark Galeotti: Three Putins leave us all guessing
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference with his French counterpart (not seen) following a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Nov. 26, 2015.
Last week was Thanksgiving in the United States, when it appears to be traditional to eat one's body weight in turkey, to stuff oneself regardless of the costs to diets or consciousness. At a time when the Internet was, in the wake of the shooting down of a Russian bomber, equally stuffed with "what's Putin having for Thanksgiving? Turkey" memes, a similar struggle between head and heart must be taking place in Moscow. How far will Putin be driven by his emotions, how far by rational calculation? And do we understand either?
