This is looking like wishful thinking or propaganda. I love this story and I want it to be true. But I am not sure we know that much. From what we can gather

This is looking like wishful thinking or propaganda. I love this story and I want it to be true. But I am not sure we know that much. From what we can gather, not everything is going perfectly for Putin, but it could take years or even decades before we can clearly see who are the winners.