The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) analyst Gerard Baker called Russian President Vladimir Putin “the geopolitical winner of the year.”
He explained his choice by saying that “Kiev’s much-vaunted counteroffensive has stalled; Mr. Putin’s economy has withstood Western sanctions; European resolve is fading; American support is fracturing.”
He also named Elon Musk his business winner of the year.
“His Twitter/X caper may be costing him a fortune, but his core businesses continue to perform,” the analyst said.
Wall Street Journal columnist Gerald Baker called Russian President Vladimir Putin the geopolitical winner of the year.
“I am not happy to announce Vladimir Putin as the geopolitical winner of this year,” the American journalist writes in his article for the publication.
The observer believes that Vladimir Putin has achieved success this year, since Kiev’s counteroffensive was unsuccessful, and the Russian economy withstood Western sanctions. Europe’s position, in turn, is weakening, and the support of Kiev from the United States has “cracked.”
