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Losing in Ukraine, Putin Tries an Old Strategy: Stroking Powerful Men's Egos

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Losing in Ukraine, Putin Tries an Old Strategy: Stroking Powerful Men's Egos

Berlusconi, Musk, and Trump have all been targets of flattery from the Kremlin.

Luke Johnson
Oct 21, 2022
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Vladimir Putin with Silvio Berlusconi in 2002. ("File:Vladimir Putin 2 April 2002-2.jpg" by Presidential Press and Information Office is licensed under CC BY 4.0.)

Silvio Berlusconi, the 86-year-old t…

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