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Theatre of war: Putin's deadly dramatics over Ukraine

How Putin bewilders the West

19 February 2022

9:00 AM

19 February 2022

9:00 AM

Vladimir Putin now knows that the West won’t fight for Ukraine. The past few weeks have shown that. All options are open to Moscow. Russian troops could march on Kiev or stay on the border destabilising Ukraine’s economy until its government gives way. If Putin wanted a fight, he would win — at least initially.

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