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I think the only thing that makes sense is Putin's unchecked power (inside Russia) has essentially made him not give a damn anymore. He's rich and powerful and
by phlipski 5y ago
I think the only thing that makes sense is Putin's unchecked power (inside Russia) has essentially made him not give a damn anymore. He's rich and powerful and reaching end of his life. He might be physically ill - we don't know. And this is his chance to try to rebuild the USSR consequences be damned.
- hajile 5y agoI think this is the case. We're talking about a guy who thought that Lenin and Stalin were too soft. His speech a couple days ago was unhinged and offering justification to invade almost all of Eastern Europe. https://www.c-span.org/video/?518097-2/russian-president-putin-recognizes-independence-donetsk-luhansk-ukraines-donbas-region https://www.c-span.org/video/?518097-2/russian-president-put...
- ironcurtain 5y agoDid you actually listen to the speech? There was none of it. He stated that Soviet National republics were created by taking historical Russian territory and giving them to newly formed states. All true.
- notreallyserio 5y agoHis power outside Russia seems largely unchecked as well. He still has Crimea and he's probably only a few years away from having another powerful political ally in the US White House (which I'd argue is worse than having an ineffective opponent).
- ironcurtain 5y ago
- shkkmo 5y agoUkrainian is not a part of Russia and has not been a part of Russia for 150 years, which is good bit longer than the 100 years ago that it was part of Russia
- Intermernet 5y agoWhat historical period does he want to rebuild Russia to?