Putin will go down in history as a failed Stalin who has been sending soldiers to die for four years just to pave the way for a larger war involving stronger players — the USA and China, believes the editor-in-chief of "Novaya Gazeta Europe," Kirill Martynov.
Today, January 15, marks the 1422nd day of Russia's full-scale aggression against Ukraine. As independent media note, this is just a few days longer than the duration of the USSR's war against the Third Reich. Kremlin propaganda has repeatedly compared the invasion of Ukraine to the Soviet struggle against Nazi Germany. The editor-in-chief of the "Novaya Gazeta Europe" portal, Kirill Martynov, harshly assesses these comparisons:
"Putin, who wished to enter history as another 'gatherer of Russian lands' and even distracted himself from the kleptocratic nature of his regime for the sake of this fantasy, will ultimately go down in history as a mini-Stalin. Putin is a failed Stalin who has been sending soldiers to die for fortifications in the Donetsk region just a few dozen kilometers from the regional center for four years. And, as is now clear, he does this only to pave the way for a larger war involving stronger players — the Trump-era USA and China, which is watching the collapse of international institutions and law with interest," wrote Kirill Martynov in his column.
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