'An incredible chess move': Putin checkmates Obama after symbolic sanctions manoeuvre

'An incredible chess move': Putin checkmates Obama after symbolic sanctions manoeuvre

It was one of the most brilliant geopolitical chess moves in over a decade, and it involved doing nothing, according to Eurasia senior analyst Lauren Goodrich. An expert on Russian politics at the intelligence firm Stratfor, Goodrich was referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin's response, or lack thereof, to the recent sanctions imposed on his country by U.S.

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