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How Maduro’s Capture Puts Putin on the Defensive

Russia is being pushed back toward its own borders, toward a narrower sphere of action, at the exact moment it needed room to maneuver

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Wes O'Donnell
Jan 06, 2026
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By Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0

There’s a temptation to see anything that Trump does as the actions of a lawless, self-interested grifter, out to enrich only himself and those most loyal to him.

That may be entirely true, but it does not mean that his actions here cannot create unexpected value over there. Two things can be true at the same time.

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