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While Ukraine is preoccupied with short-term imperatives such as shoring up international support, the relative resilience of the Russian economy has enabled Putin to play a long game.
If companies want to leave Russia, the president is setting the terms — in ways that benefit his government, his elites and his war.
After filing for bankruptcy, Google could withdraw from Russia or antagonize the country's regulators from overseas.