See just how different a Putin election campaign is from say, that of Justin Trudeau. Thursday the Russian oligarch bragged in an election speech about a new array of nuclear weapons that are invincible (his word). Mr Putin made the claims as he laid out his key policies for a fourth term (which he seems certain to win) in 17 days’ time. The weapons he boasted of included a cruise missile that he said could “reach anywhere in the world”. He said of the West: “They need to take account of a new reality and understand … [this]… is not a bluff.” It seems that Russians generally love this stuff. What a swell guy is that Putin.
