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If Putin had simply waited, ... he could have probably eliminated NATO as a "threat" to Russia within a decade. At 70, I wonder if Putin thinks he doesn't have
by dfxm12 5y ago
If Putin had simply waited, ... he could have probably eliminated NATO as a "threat" to Russia within a decade.
At 70, I wonder if Putin thinks he doesn't have a decade to wait.
- spamizbad 5y agoHe was 62 when he drew up plans to invade Ukraine in 2014. But neither of those actions in 2014 and 2022 really work towards the goal of protection against a NATO threat. It's clear he had other motivations.
- MrMan 5y agoif I were him I would see Europe as a very easy-to-manage relationship unless "viral democracy" is somehow a real threat, which I dont really believe. China is a real threat to Russia, and it seems that Putin has decided to become a supplicant to China by buying into their Us vs the West paranoia (which I also dont quite believe literally, I feel it is a rhetorical device to increase nationalism in China to keep people bonded together. )
- CapricornNoble 5y agoRumor mill is that he travels with a cancer doctor, and that he's dying of cancer.
- kingcharles 5y agoWasn't there some leaked medical records recently saying he has cancer?