Michael Wilkins
Jul 26, 2023

No, not really. In what sense? Again he is an authoritarian dictator, it is not like a prime minister or a president. Yes most Russians have abdicated their power to him collectively. He decides himself without much input from anyone. That is sort of the problem, he has been so powerful for so long he is surrounded by sychophants that tell him what he wants to hear. This is part of the reason he misjudged Ukraine so badly.

Michael Wilkins
Michael Wilkins

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Originally from the West Coast of Canada. Living and teaching in Kobe, Japan since 2000.

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