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The Kremlin’s Latest Decisions Are Raising Questions About Russia’s Future
Putin’s latest warnings, Ukraine’s renewed drone strikes, and the fall of Russia’s last free newspaper
International politics and diplomacy are at a crossroads, where rhetoric, the energy war, and internal repression are intertwined.
From Moscow to Washington and from the Gulf countries to the icy shores of the Baltic Sea, new power equations are being forged.
On one hand, Russian President Vladimir Putin has directly cautioned Europe by hinting at turning the Baltic Sea into a new crisis-ridden strip like the ‘Strait of Hormuz’; on the other, Ukraine has reignited the energy front by attacking the huge Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region.
In the final press conference of the Russia-Africa Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s tone once again appeared tough.
Although his statements had seemed softer for a few days before this, he directly mentioned the confrontation with Europe and the risks of a wider nuclear conflict on this platform.
Putin said that Russia does not want a war with Europe, but if Europe is preparing for war by 2030, then Russia is also fully prepared.
