If we want to see into Putin’s mind, we can look at what has come out of it, and from that we can trace his ideological influences. For almost a decade now what he has written and said about Ukraine, and the states to its West, has been consistent. According to the mind of Putin, the former doesn’t exist, and the latter want only to dominate and then dismember Russia.
Sunak’s Japan trip could have gone a lot worse – just ask his predecessors
Japan is a cursed destination for prime ministerial trips. An awkward question about Suella Braverman shouldn’t have rocked the boat.
