Putin is digging Russia into a bona fide military, economic disaster - opinion
If Putin is still so obsessed with defeating Ukraine, he will need to start from scratch. But he won't do that, since it would mean admitting defeat.
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting dedicated to tourism development in Derbent, in the southern region of Dagestan, Russia, last week.(photo credit: Sputnik/Kremlin/Reuters)ByALEXEI BAYER
