Ukraine war: Rambling Vladimir Putin sounded like a resentful old man

In an alarming and surreal day, Vladimir Putin announces the annexation of territory he does not fully control while his troops are in retreat across it. International Affairs Editor @DominicWaghorn The biggest landgrab since the Second World War. A dictator threatening the use of nuclear weapons. The world's most important institution meant to guarantee global security, the UN Security Council, rendered impotent yet again with one of its permanent members doing exactly what it was set up to prevent. The West's response: a strategy that has repeatedly failed to deter Putin. Sanctions and diplomatic reprimands. An alarming day, sure, but also surreal. Vladimir Putin announced the annexation of territory he does not fully control while his troops are in retreat across it. Putin hosts Kremlin ceremony annexing parts of Ukraine - war latest His speech was rambling and long, the preoccupations of someone who does not get out enough. Conspiracy theories laced, it seemed, with the frustration