Putin has abandoned efforts to reform the Russian domestic economy because such reforms are slow, difficult, and tedious; instead, he has turned to foreign policy where he can exercise direct executive power, declare wars, and make dramatic moves—though the results are often ineffective due to corruption undermining military capability and general institutional weakness.
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Mark GaleottiEvidence Quote
“he became frustrated at their inability to change their own country because actually that's very very hard therefore instead look to foreign policy because that's a place in which you can do the dramatic the heroic [24:17]”
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Mark Galeotti - Russia has Defied Predictions of Analysts and Media. What are we Still Getting Wrong— Silicon CurtainCreated: 8/12/2026, 10:24:24 PM
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