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    Commentary: Putin and the desperation of tyrants

    by Benjamin Carter Hett, Los Angeles Times Mar 03, 2022 3 minutes
    Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his address to the nation at the Kremlin in Moscow on Feb. 21, 2022.

    In recent days the world has watched with astonishment and admiration as the people of Ukraine have put up fierce — and so far, successful — resistance against Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion of their country.

    Putin has united the world against him like never before. Unexpectedly severe sanctions are starting to bite deeply into the Russian economy. Even thousands of brave Russians have taken to their own streets to protest the war.

    It may be that Russia will still

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