“They may actually set off a chain reaction in Russia where everyone says, ‘Well, this guy is just a weakling.’ And if they can incite the Russian people to get to him before Putin does something really awful, that’s their best defence.”

The best thing for Ukraine to do is to “continue to humiliate” Putin before he strikes back, says Sir William Browder.

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