Russia Expert: Putin 'Obviously Feels Very Cornered' - The Last Word - MSNBC

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MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell speaks to Angela Stent, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of the book "Putin's World," about Vladimir Putin's delusional reaction to Western sanctions that are now crippling Russia’s economy. Aired on 03/16/2022.

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1. Putin knows he screwed up and is now resorting to the fakest of fake news...

for the Russian public who are captive to the state-run info silos as their only news sources.

They won't be the ones who decide his fate though. Shadowy (at least to us) higher-ups in the Kremlin know what's up and know he's blundered badly. Someone has to be thinking he's had 22 years in power and this debacle is what he comes up with.

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2. Thank you, that makes the most sense.

And the Russian people who actually know what's going on have taken to the streets to protest - despite the repercussions. Meanwhile, a desperate Putin has doubled down...

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3. Surreal, isn't ir?

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4. Reminescent of the German air war Blitz of WWll on Britain. We're witnessing...

it from afar.