Russia wanted a new world order – just not this one

Russia wanted a new world order – just not this one

Four years ago, Vladimir Putin escalated his war against Ukraine to an all-out assault. The plan was for a quick and lively campaign and a speedy takeover of a country the Russian president thought shouldn’t exist. Victory would reassert Russia’s status and hasten a shift from a unipolar to a multipolar world; instead of one […] The post Russia wanted a new world order – just not this one appeared first on Asia Times.