Vladimir Putin is moving in to reassert Russia's sphere of influence to where it was in the late 1980's, says The New Republic’s Alex Shephard. It comes amid growing concerns a Russian invasion of Ukraine is imminent – as the United States and its NATO allies ramp up their response to the escalating tensions at the border. Mr Shephard told Sky News Australia Mr Putin saw an opportunity to act amid Donald Trump's critique of the alliance during his presidency. "I think Putin saw this as an opportunity in part because the US for a long time did have a foreign policy consensus, both Democrats and Republicans, that was committed in particular to the expansion of NATO," Mr Shephard said. "What we've seen ... since the rise of Donald Trump is the collapse of that consensus and I think Putin has been watching that very carefully."
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