I wish them success. It will be an interesting test of the robustness of the country if they don’t get the Mafia treatment. If Putin wants somebody poisoned he can do it.
Ten thousand is a lot of people to disappear. Putin has always faced opposition. It looks like the cat’s out of the bag with demonstrations of that magnitude. The smaller numbers previously were easy to arrest. Add the debacle with the Chinese and Putin ain’t so highfalutin anymore.
His acknowledgment of financial issues underscores the fact the man has problems.
Putin’s intervention in Ukraine is like walk in the park. No real resistance. When it is the case on the ground, would 10,000 protesters scare Putin?