With Donald Trump upending diplomatic ties around the world, the Russian leader is finding a friendlier reception from European leaders who’ve long shunned him.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-23/europe-is-warming-up-to-putin
Tougher sanctions will only make him double down on antagonizing the West.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/08/russia-sanctions-putin-approval/568228/
https://www.svoboda.org/a/29449122.html
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-08-23/trump-sanctions-can-t-bring-russia-to-its-knees
http://www.rosbalt.ru/blogs/2018/08/23/1726887.html
https://ru.krymr.com/a/rossiyskiy-vnutrisetevoy-rouming-v-krymu/29448939.html
http://www.ng.ru/economics/2018-08-23/4_7295_agression.html
https://www.gazeta.ru/business/2018/08/23/11919823.shtml