“[Putin’s] assets are being stripped, his power is being curtailed, and his ability to make an agenda that people are buying is diminished.”

Both Ukraine and Russia have cited progress in peace talks between the two nations this week, as Russia continues to grind its way through the neighbouring sovereign state. But with the unexpected cost and difficulty of the campaign, as well as unrest at home and long term instabilities, will Putin be able to hold onto his position going forward? And what might he do to keep it? Also looking at talks with China, fuel costs, inflation, Sarah Bloom Raskin’s failed nomination, and Chris Cuomo.

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