[Netz]

Whatever Putin wants, he'll get because in 2008 he knew the man elected to the White House would not stand in the way to Russia (or anybody else’s) territorial aggrandizement.

Putin KNEW THEN and KNOWS TODAY that Obama will chastise him but do nothing. Red lines stated, red lines erased. RESET stated, RESET in Obama’s mind only...pathetic.

[Usagi_yo]

I guess he thought that all were going to bow down to him and his humility and help him build a brave new world socialist order.

1000 days and a 1000 points of light extinguished one by one.