Ex-soldier and Russia connoisseur Joris van Bladel has been following Putin for 30 years. Thinking that he will never fire a nuclear rocket on the West is dangerous “

As a former military and Russia expert, Joris van Bladel (58) is usually not someone who enters the public stage, but for his book ‘Land of Great Dying-how Russia Tart the Western Logica Tart’ he makes an exception. In it he makes an analysis of Russia. One that is sharp, nuanced and perhaps a bit disturbing: Putin seems weakened, but in the meantime plays subtly with the West. “The situation is now more dangerous and explosive than during the Cold War.”

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