I never have trusted Putin since day one. He was charismatic but he ordered missile attacks on Chechen citizens who were shopping in a market, kissed that boy on the stomach (really bizarre), has been helping out Iran, claimed Russia was islam’s best defender in the world, opposed U.S. missile defense, put the nuclear bombers back in the air, sent nuke bombers towards England / Norway immediately after the polonium-210 murder of the ex-KGB spy (Brits threw out the Russian ambassador just before those things), has vowed to target the Ukraine and Europe with nuclear missiles, and has had a lot of journalists who were critical have “accidents” including one shot (but not killed) after appearing on TV right here in the USA.
Yeah ....
Geez... and we had been led to believe that
Russia is a dying civilization with a nonsustaining birth rate.
Russian men have the lowest life expectancy (59) among Caucasians.
Alcoholism is more rampant now than under communism.
Russian women have the highest abortion rate (avg 7) in the world.
Siberia is being depopulated of Russians as the Chinese move in.
The military doesn’t even get paid on a regular basis.
Russia produces few capital goods, only exploits natural resources like any other Third World entity.
So where in the H*LL do the Russians get all these troops, tanks, and tactical aircraft!!?
Exactly. KGB is as KGB does.