The Geneva Summit: frankly, as good as one could expect, with Biden offering a shrewd carrot and stick - Russia can feel itself more like a great power, if it plays more by the rules. No step-change breakthrough, but a decent start.Worse news about the spread of COVID-19 in Russia, and again Putin and the government has gone AWOL, forcing Moscow mayor Sobyanin to take the lead. Why does this happen?The Baunov article I mentioned is here); you can also read something I wrote about the importance of emotions in handling Putin (I should take full credit for everything that went well in Geneva...) here) and an encouraged after-action report by Anna Arutunyan here).You can also follow my blog, In Moscow's Shadows), and become one of the podcast's supporting Patrons and gain question-asking rights and access to exclusive extra materials right here).
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