Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an Orthodox Easter service in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Putin sent forces into Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, appears determined to prevail -- ruthlessly and at all costs. (AP Photo, Pool, File)
February 20, 2023
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February 20, 2023 11:20 a.m.
Putin's Ukraine gamble seen as biggest threat to his rule
But so far, Putin’s gamble in invading his smaller and weaker neighbor seems to have backfired spectacularly and created the biggest threat to his more than two-decade-long rule.