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Ukraine Just Punched Its Bully in the Nose. Now What?
Losing the war and losing power are now real risks for Vladimir Putin. That makes him even more dangerous.
Left behind.
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Like many of you, I was taught as a child that the way to stop a bully is to punch them in the nose. And usually it works, my sources inform me. But when the bully has nuclear weapons and a fear of being removed, like Mussolini, from both power and living if he ever stops bullying, mere punching may be less effective.