No man is an island, the poet John Donne said. If he is well briefed for his summit in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, President Bush should discount Donne's wisdom. For within Russia, President Putin does appear to be an isolated island, at least among the Russian elite who have singularly failed to embrace his decision to anchor Russia firmly to the West.
No man is an island, the poet John Donne said. If he is well briefed for his summit in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, President Bush should discount Donne's wisdom. For within Russia, President Putin does appear to be an isolated island, at least among the Russian elite who have singularly failed to embrace his decision to anchor Russia firmly to the West.