[BobL]

“All you have to do is find it.”

I agree he said that, but when did he call to “to reconstitute the old USSR”?

The point is that he has no interest in doing so, and never said he did. For example, the last thing he wants, in my opinion, are managing the places that hate Russia, which includes Western Ukraine and the Baltics...and BOTH were part of the Soviet Union. Probably the same for the Central Asian Republicans.

[adorno]

The point is that he has no interest in doing so, and never said he did.

Actions speak louder than words, although he has indicated that he wants the old USSR back in place.

And, his actions include taking Crimea and invading Ukraine and strong-arming other neighboring countries into his sphere of influence. His neighboring countries fear Russia, and even territories inside the Russian federation hint at splitting away.

Russia has been a bully and that's undeniable.