On March 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin strode onto stage at a pro-war rally in Moscow, casually sporting a $17,000 Italian designer coat and a $5,000 knit sweater. A week later, a New York Times journalist spotted a solitary felt boot, the traditional footwear of Russian serfs, lying in the charred remains of a Russian tank outside Kyiv. Read More
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