The silent rise of Russian power under Putin & why it might’ve hoped to roll over Ukraine

#CutTheClutter #Putin #Russia As Russia continues to pursue the Ukraine offensive, understand how Putin made Russia one of the most powerful countries in the world. Watch episode 512 of ThePrint's #CutTheClutter dated 3 July 2020, where Shekhar Gupta explains the unlikely rise of Russia, its leader Putin & breaks down his ideology. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read the article by Sharon Werning Rivera and Henry E. Hale here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politi... Read Andrew Higgins' article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/wo... Read Paul De Grauwe's blog here: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/20... Read David Remnick's article here: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/20... Read Andrei Kolesnikov's opinion here: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/0... Read Phil Stephens' opinion here: https://www.ft.com/content/4a35af89-1... Read the Sipri report here: https://www.sipri.org/media/press-rel... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint : http://bit.ly/SubscribeToThePrint » Like us on Facebook:   / theprintindia   » Tweet us on Twitter:   / theprintindia   » Follow us on Instagram:   / theprintindia   » Find us on LinkedIn :   / theprint   » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia