From my decades old Russian text's my guess that Putin's given name Vladimir means conqueror of the world.
His problem is that the tilt of the Ukraine to the west is taking away his buffer from NATO. And NATO was created as a buffer to the Soviet Union.
Ironically Zelensky's given name Volodymyr seems to me to mean the same thing.
I'd almost forgotten this blog. It even took me awhile to find it.
If you know me, please let me know that you are reading this.
We have been in a senior apartment for almost two years. Long ago I had regular coffee in a group that included three residents in the complex. It is the only senior housing that I know of that is in walking distance of the university, of a public library, a post office, a super market, and more.