Putin’s War in the Context of World Meetings
Putin’s War in the Context of World Meetings

Author(s): J Scott Younger
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Security and defense, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: IFIMES Mednarodni inštitut za bližnjevzhodne in balkanske študije
Keywords: Russia; Ukraine; war; Putin; world meetings; diplomacy;
Summary/Abstract: The period October-November was busy with world meetings none of which have or only peripherally involved Russia because of their malign intent on Ukraine. A distinct change from reporting about the Ukrainian conflict was the football World Cup, the 4- yearly event now being hosted by Qatar, an occasion which was previously hosted by Russia in 2018, and where Putin was frequently visible. The fact that he had annexed Crimea 4 years before had been ‘forgotten’ about and he took all the praise for a successful event. However, Russia has not been qualified for the current Middle East held event. They will be sorely missed! The Qatari event is taking a significant amount of airtime, not just about football, but that is another story.

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