Putin Has Allowed the West to Cross So Many Lines That He Is Now Under Pressure to Respond

He’s also boxed himself in by his own language. The British establishment might best be described as America’s labradoodle. For while it has long been a cliché to describe it as America’s poodle, this is no longer entirely accurate. Poodles are generally docile dogs (albeit with an unfortunate tendency to bark hysterically at inappropriate moments). [...]