VLADIMIR Putin's war in Ukraine has exposed Russia as a creaking and crumbling mafia state in worse shape than its darkest days after the collapse of the Soviet Union, according to security experts. It has been claimed Russia will be cast into international oblivion for decades to come following its shambolic invasion of Ukraine. 8 Vladimir Putin turned Russia into a pariah state when he invaded Ukraine Credit: AP 8 Protests against conscription ordered by Putin as seen as a major dent to his power Credit: AFP 8 Experts claim Russia's invasion of Ukraine was 'a strategic blunder' of an...