Vladimir Putin’s 10-day disappearance shortly after the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov and his triumphal reappearance after the broadcast of a 150-minute documentary on state television, suggest a more erratic—and aggressive—policy course in Russia. Here’s why. After Putin’s disappearance on March 5, the Russian media and the blogosphere dealt with little else. However, the main “Putin event” was not the resurfacing of the Russian President at a meeting on May 16, but the airing of a documentary commemorating the first anniversary of the annexation of Crimea the day before. …read more
Source: Atlantic Council