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- **Geopolitical Strategy**: The Kremlin autocrat excels in geopolitical maneuvering, likened to a poker game rather than chess.
- **Economic and Military Context**: Despite Russia's smaller economy and rebuilding military, he has managed to play a grandmaster's game.
- **NATO Expansion**: He has countered NATO's eastward expansion by creating separatist enclaves in ex-Soviet states like Georgia and Ukraine.
- **Final Checkmate**: The stalemate has blocked his dream of the Holy Rus', but he is now aiming for a decisive victory.