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While that's true, for some reason Putin always tries to pretend his hands are clean. He wants the dissidents know they will be punished, but officially he will
by dvfjsdhgfv 6y ago
While that's true, for some reason Putin always tries to pretend his hands are clean. He wants the dissidents know they will be punished, but officially he will deny any involvement of Kremlin. In this case, it will be a bit harder to pull off.
- GVIrish 6y agoThat's part and parcel of Putin's Chekist paradigm of obvious aggression combined with denials and disinformation. The idea is to create enough doubt and lies that people feel like the truth is unknowable. But everyone still gets the message that Putin can and will kill you if he so wishes.