TBILISI, Georgia -- Russia has made myriad strategic blunders and military miscues during its aggression against Ukraine, blighting its prospects for victory. But that does not mean it is losing the geopolitical war to expand its sphere of influence, particularly in the old Soviet bloc.
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Vladimir Putin turns Georgia into a 'hybrid warfare' test ground
Despite setbacks in Ukraine, Moscow eager to reassert power in old Soviet sphere
Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili. The latter made his fortune in Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. (Source photos by Reuters)
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