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Vladimir Putin

Dual Narratives

The crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243 near Aktau, Kazakhstan, has exposed grave risks associated with civilian aviation in conflict zones.

A cornered Putin

While the West sees, in the now-ended attempt by a mercenary group to seize power in Russia, signs of the weakening power of President Vladimir Putin, commentators must also reflect on the speed at which the mutiny was put down, apparently with little conceded and sanctuary having been found for the leader of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, in friendly Belarus.