From Venezuela to Syria to Ukraine, Moscow is playing an assertive role in global affairs. Observers often give Vladimir Putin the credit for bringing Russia “back” as a force to be reckoned with on the international stage — despite his country’s acknowledged weakness. Former U.S. secretary of state Madeleine Albright expressed a common view in a recent interview: Putin, she said, “is playing a weak hand very well internationally.”
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Timothy Frye: Putin makes Russia weak
A woman begs inside of an underground passage in central Moscow on April 5, 2019.
