It is more crucial than ever to take seriously Russia's fears and Putin's warning

Russia and the West – Putin’s threat to use “all weapon systems available to us”.

May 2022: Iskander-M missile system passing military parade rehearsals in Red Square.
PHOTO: ALAMY, YULIA ILINA

Did Putin invade his neighbour and annexe swathes of its territory because he aspires to rebuild the Russian empire – or because he is frightened of the West’s superior power and increasing success in drawing people in Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus and Moldova away from Russia’s orbit?

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