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Putin's shoes but i keep drawing blanks. I only see downsides to the invasion and no upside from the perspective of Russia That's your problem. Putin doesn't c
by causi 5y ago
Putin's shoes but i keep drawing blanks. I only see downsides to the invasion and no upside from the perspective of Russia
That's your problem. Putin doesn't care about Russia. This invasion has nothing at all to do with the economic or strategic well-being of the nation of Russia. This has to do with the preservation and expansion of the political power of one single man and his oligarchal cronies. The rest of the country can burn as long as they hold power.
- waffle_maniac 5y agoGreat comment. Biggest mistake the West has made is thinking that soft power will work with Putin. He just doesn't care. Sanction some oligarchs and he still goes home to his palace like nothing ever happened.
- threeseed 5y agoThere is also a mistaken view that oligarchs control what happens in Russia. It's simply not true. He has enriched them not the other way around.
- jacquesm 5y agoExactly. Like I tried to explain to someone here earlier today: stop using Russia as your reference point, switch to Putin as your reference point and it all makes a lot more sense.
- threeseed 5y agoHe cares about the legacy of Russia more than the day to day reality of it. It's very common amongst leaders who have been in power for so long. Also given his age he is unlikely to be around to see the negative decline of Russia as a result of this action.