The Case for Vladimir Putin
17 min readMar 27, 2023
Recent events have led me to re-examine the legitimacy of Putin’s actions in Ukraine.
Russia’s “Special Military Operation” launched against Ukraine in February 2022 has been described as “unprovoked”, “disgusting”, “outrageous”, “immoral” — and above all, “ILLEGAL”.
Even commentators and analysts who can bring themselves to see Putin’s point of view still have to frame their opinions with…