london became a safe place for russia s wealthy elites to park money. they built prestigious property empires. few questions were asked about where the money came from. but putin has misread the world catastrophically. first in his view that ukrainian is a bogus identity. ukrainians have proved it is an identity they are ready to fight and die for. putin s plan for a swift decapitation of the state has failed. russia s military incompetence has been striking. most importantly, he misread the west, believing it weakened by internal division and in long term decline. chanting: uk supports ukraine! but the west is more united now than it has been since the fall of the berlin wall. the economic and financial sanctions it swiftly agreed are the most punitive ever imposed. in effect, they expelled russia from the global economy. a new economic iron curtain has descended. it will plunge russia into a profound economic crisis. industries will grind
allan little provides his take on the global impact of this war. the war in ukraine has changed the world. we are in new and more dangerous times. the post cold war era is over. it has been brewing a long time. it is nearly 20 years since vladimir putin first sent troops to occupy parts of georgia, and eight since he occupied parts of ukraine. he has sent spies into british cities armed with nerve agents to murder exiled russians. but the western democracies did not disengage. europe built up an unhealthy dependence on russian gas. even now, europe buys russia s gas at $1 billion a day. london became a safe place for russia s wealthy elites to park money. they built prestigious property empires. few questions were asked about where the money came from. but putin has misread the world catastrophically. first in his view that
troops to occupy parts of georgia, and eight since he occupied parts of ukraine. he has sent spies into british cities armed with nerve agents to murder exiled russians. but the western democracies did not disengage. europe built up an unhealthy dependence on russian gas. even now, europe buys russia s gas at $1 billion a day. london became a safe place for russia s wealthy elites to park money. they built prestigious property empires. few questions were asked about where the money came from. but putin has misread the world catastrophically. first in his view that ukrainian is a bogus identity. ukrainians have proved it is an identity they are ready to fight and die for. putin s plan for a swift decapitation of the state has failed. russia s military incompetence has been striking. most importantly, he misread the west, believing it weakened
it has been brewing a long time. it is nearly 20 years since vladimir putin first sent troops to occupy parts of georgia, and eight since he occupied parts of ukraine. he has sent spies into british cities armed with nerve agents to murder exiled russians. but the western democracies did not disengage. europe built up an unhealthy dependence on russian gas. even now, europe buys russia s gas at $1 billion a day. london became a safe place for russia s wealthy elites to park money. they built prestigious property empires. few questions were asked about where the money came from. but putin has misread the world catastrophically. first in his view that ukrainian is a bogus identity. ukrainians have proved it is an identity they are ready to fight and die for. putin s plan for a swift decapitation of the state has failed. russia s military incompetence has been striking.
the war in ukraine has changed the world. we are in new and more dangerous times. the post war era is over. it has been brewing for a long time and it s 20 years since vladimir putin sent troops to occupy part of georgia. he has sent spies into british cities armed with nerve agents. but western democracies did not disengage. you developed an unhealthy reliance on russian gas. europe. london became a safe place for russia s wealthy elites to park money. they built property empires. few questions were asked about where the money came from. but putin has mis read the world catastrophically. first in his view that ukraine is a bogus identity. ukrainians have proved it s an