The article does not get into what appears to be Putin's seeming intent to wait out the economic decline until circumstances turn in his favor (through weakening his perceived adversaries), but it does touch on the difference between having a strategy and Putin's approach to "cherry pick" short term fixes that will not achieve Russia's objective of 4% growth considered necessary to maintain Russia's broader national interests. This is one time when a clever sleight of hand isn't going to be enough.
