Vladimir Putin at a military parade in Belgrade Reuters/Vasily Maximov/Pool/Scanpix Vladimir Putin consistently convinces the world and his own society that his policy complies with the inexorable laws of geopolitics. From Ukraine to the Middle East, he tries to prove that he does not act from the whim, but by virtue of “historical logic”. Until now, he was relatively easily succeeded.

Form of the Russian Army at the Russian-Chinese Forum in Kazan Valery Sharifulin/Tass Via Zuma Press The attack of the Russian army on one of the neighbors seems unlikely. The troops are stuck in Ukraine, the losses are huge, the economic situation begins slowly, but to deteriorate. It would seem that the Kremlin would now defend already captured and persuade the whole world to at least partially recognize these trophies. But many analysts in the winter of 2021–2022.

On the last day of summer, Vladimir Putin flew to China on a four -day visit. Negotiations with Trump did not lead to the end of hostilities in Ukraine, and the meeting with Xi Jinping and other leaders of the East only strengthens the positions of the Russian president, gaining weight to its requirements. Beijing is not interested in the warring and not in peaceful, but in stable Russia, and therefore will continue to provide support to the Kremlin.

Frame from the movie "Kremlin Wizard" At the Venice Film Festival, the premiere of the painting of Olivier Assayas “The Kremlin Wizard” - a film adaptation of the novel of the same name Juliano da Empoli, dedicated to the life path of Vladislav Surkov. With the details of Zinaida Pronchenko.