Moscow is drawing together “Russians, Belarusians and Little Russians (Ukrainians)”, he says, suggesting a Russian plan to increase its sphere of influence. The architect of this act of reunion is, of course, Mr Putin, who is praised for taking action now, rather than leaving the situation to be resolved in the future. A Russian news agency has published and then deleted an article prematurely praising Russia’s success in invading Ukraine. Do you think that Russia will win the War Against Ukraine ?

