What’s going on with Vladimir Putin? First he draws a “red line” against the West, then the Kremlin announces it will withdraw the troops — though not the weapons — it’s massed along the Ukraine border.
While you’re here enjoying DonkeyHotey’s latest cartoon, please take a moment to read these articles on related topics:
- Putin’s Real Reason for War? A Wag-the-Dog Theory
- Ukraine and the Chinese Conundrum
- Other DonkeyHotey cartoons
The cartoon above was created by DonkeyHotey for WhoWhatWhy from these images: Vladimir Putin caricature (DonkeyHotey / Flickr – CC BY 2.0), bread (RDPixelShop / Flickr – CC BY-SA 2.0), bread 2 (Stacy / Flickr – CC BY 2.0), bakery (X5 Retail Group / Flickr – CC BY-SA 2.0), toaster (Ryan Merce / Flickr – CC BY 2.0), and seal (Zscout370 / Wikimedia).
Related front page panorama photo credit: Adapted by WhoWhatWhy from President of Russia (CC BY 2.0).
