Russia's War Against Ukraine
Paul Roderick Gregory: Putin’s foreign legion
Russian military cadets checkout weapons at a military exhibition in Rostov-on-Don, in the Southern Fedral District of Russia, on Oct. 5.
The New York Times praises the efficiency of Vladimir Putin’s military modernization on daily display over the skies of Syria. No big surprise here. The Soviet Union showed that a totalitarian state can concentrate its limited resources on the military, weak economy or not.