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Putin is the byproduct of Russia’s experience with the ‘Westernization’ process

• rvba 4y ago
  You are actually right, but it is not contradictive in any way to what I wrote. 'Westernization' of Ukraine is a problem for Putin, since Russians could realize that Russia can have a much better government that would make life of normal people better (now hundreds of them die in Ukraine every day, while oligarchs rob the nation). Putin got into power since 'westernization' of Russia failed (also helped that KGB blew up some apartments). Different thing is that this 'westernization' was poorly done if not sabotaged from the start. Also the clique that rules Russia (including Boris Yeltzin) was never interested in 'westernizing" Russia. They just wanted to be rich and powerful. Gorbachev was the one that tried to move the country forward, one thing is if the country was even ready for that, other thing is that in many ways he failed. Also Ukraine is not Russia. Ukrainians are the ones who can decide what will their country do - and they decided to move closer to the West.
  • kingkawn 4y ago
    The westernization of Ukraine is well funded only because The West is interested in defeating Putin. For Russians if they capitulate again there will be no enemy against which for them to be well funded by the west, and it will again be just as terrible as the first time. The countries in the middle have to hope of playing both sides, but for Russians there is no other side to rally with the west against.