Faced with crisis, Vladimir Putin tends to freeze.

Avalon - Faced with crisis, Vladimir Putin tends to freeze. Moscow’s slow, fumbling military response to Ukraine’s surprise occupation of parts of the western Kursk region is the latest example of the Kremlin chief failing to respond with quick, decisive action to match his bellicose rhetoric. The Kursk incursion is the fourth major blow to Putin’s authority since his February 2022 invasion of Ukraine and highlights the weaknesses of a top-down autocracy that operates largely on fear and punishment. Take note DJT wanabe dictator.