> *Putin thinks the collapse of the Soviet Union was the single biggest disaster of the 20th century..." This is usually quoted in relation to one of Putin's s

> *Putin thinks the collapse of the Soviet Union was the single biggest disaster of the 20th century..." This is usually quoted in relation to one of Putin's speeches, and is generally interpreted out of context. What Putin was referring to in that speech was the humanitarian problem of millions of Russians finding themselves residing outside "their country" when the USSR dissolved. That said, I think most people would consider certain holocausts to be greater disasters. Neil MacFarlane had an article on the Ukraine situation in 2014.[1] He seems to agree with John Mearsheimer about bungled diplomacy. [1] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00396338.2014.920139 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00396338.2014.92...