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I don't think that he will invade; Putin is a lot of things, but he knows some history and he is not a suicidal idiot. I think it's all for show.

anothernewdude 5y ago
Putin is surrounded by people who can't say no. I'm not sure how in touch with reality he his.
- scrollaway 5y ago
  Is he, though? Or is that a meme? I know it’s easy to see Putin’s entourage as a cartoon villain lair where saying no to anything will get you shot and replaced, but Putin, evil as he is, is really good at what he does and I don’t think it’s possible to be that good without being surrounded by some amount of other really intelligent people. In general I don’t think it follows that he could still be in power if he weren’t in touch with reality.
  - imartin2k 5y ago
    Also, he speaks German very well (he even talked German during parts of the 3 hr meeting with Germany’s chancellor last week), which means he has easy access to different viewpoints if he’d choose to read German media. Now I have no idea if he does or if this really is an argument against him being out of touch with reality. But it could be.
- MichaelMoser123 5y ago
  I have been following the show for a while, here is an interview with retired Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov in Russian. You can read about him in wikipedia [2]. Based on this assessment: i think that Putin might get a very similar professional assessment from his general staff. I mean similar in substance, but certainly not in form. (my grandparent comment was: 'I don't think that he will invade; Putin is a lot of things, but he knows some history and he is not a suicidal idiot. I think it's all for show') [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXOcuzQjzdo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXOcuzQjzdo [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Ivashov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Ivashov
MichaelMoser123 5y ago
22/2/22 - i was apparently wrong with my argument. Very unfortunate development...

anothernewdude 5y ago

Putin is surrounded by people who can't say no. I'm not sure how in touch with reality he his.

scrollaway 5y ago
Is he, though? Or is that a meme? I know it’s easy to see Putin’s entourage as a cartoon villain lair where saying no to anything will get you shot and replaced, but Putin, evil as he is, is really good at what he does and I don’t think it’s possible to be that good without being surrounded by some amount of other really intelligent people. In general I don’t think it follows that he could still be in power if he weren’t in touch with reality.
- imartin2k 5y ago
  Also, he speaks German very well (he even talked German during parts of the 3 hr meeting with Germany’s chancellor last week), which means he has easy access to different viewpoints if he’d choose to read German media. Now I have no idea if he does or if this really is an argument against him being out of touch with reality. But it could be.
MichaelMoser123 5y ago
I have been following the show for a while, here is an interview with retired Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov in Russian. You can read about him in wikipedia [2]. Based on this assessment: i think that Putin might get a very similar professional assessment from his general staff. I mean similar in substance, but certainly not in form. (my grandparent comment was: 'I don't think that he will invade; Putin is a lot of things, but he knows some history and he is not a suicidal idiot. I think it's all for show') [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXOcuzQjzdo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXOcuzQjzdo [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Ivashov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Ivashov

MichaelMoser123 5y ago

22/2/22 - i was apparently wrong with my argument. Very unfortunate development...