Peter the Great | The Business Standard

Russia's President Vladimir Putin listens to explanations as he visits an exhibition opened to mark the 350th birth anniversary of Russian tsar and the first Russian Emperor Peter the Great in Moscow, Russia June 9, 2022. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Putin compares himself to 18th Century tsar Peter the Great

In televised comments on day 106 of his war in Ukraine, he compared Peter's campaign with the task facing Russia today