Putin’s War Ushers in Crisis for Russia

“President Vladimir Putin has ushered in a crisis for his country — in its economy and identity,” the New York Times reports.

“The Kremlin is hiding the reality of the country’s attack on Ukraine from its own people, even cracking down on news outlets that call it a ‘war.’”

“But the economic carnage and societal turmoil wrought by Mr. Putin’s invasion is becoming increasingly difficult to obscure.”