The road to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine was paved with signals that, in retrospect, clearly telegraphed Moscow’s intentions. At the 2007 Munich Security Conference, Vladimir Putin delivered a watershed speech that marked a definitive break with post-Cold War cooperation, explicitly stating Russia’s intention to roll back Western expansion into what he considered Russia’s sphere … Continue reading Putin’s Strategic Miscalculation: How Russia Misjudged Ukraine’s Response