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It is troubling how much people in the west are talking tough about Putin these days, isn't it?
by draw_down 10y ago
It is troubling how much people in the west are talking tough about Putin these days, isn't it?
- totalZero 10y agoNot particularly. Putin has a history of injecting himself into Western politics, so in turn, he has invited some talk to his own doorstep. Remember the time in 2013 when he wrote an op-ed in the NYT addressed directly to the American people? http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/09/12/opinion/putin-plea-for-caution-from-russia-on-syria.html http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/09/12/opinion/putin-plea-for-... Best not to discourage Westerners from returning a salvo of commentary, don't you agree? Especially considering that most of us don't have editorial access to the news pages that our countrymen read.