As Putin reaches 25 years in power, has he 'taken care of Russia'?

BBC ^ | Dec 29 | Steve Rosenberg -- BBC Russia editor

[RandFan]

I will never forget New Year's Eve 1999.

I was working as a producer in the BBC's Moscow bureau. Suddenly there was breaking news: Russia's President Boris Yeltsin had stepped down.

His decision to resign took everyone by surprise, including the British press corps in Moscow. When the news broke there was no correspondent in the office. That meant I had to step in to write and broadcast my first BBC dispatch.

"Boris Yeltsin always said he would see out his full term in office," I wrote. "Today he told Russians he'd changed his mind."

It was the start of my career as a reporter.

And the start of Vladimir Putin's as Russia's leader.

Following Yeltsin's resignation, in accordance with the Russian constitution, Prime Minister Putin became acting president. Three months later he won the election.

On leaving the Kremlin, Yeltsin's parting instruction to Putin was: "Take care of Russia!"

[blitz128]

As I have been told by many usuals, I am not your research assistant you can find the same thing I did 🍈

[JonPreston]

Do you realize you are answering a question to yourself?

[icclearly]

And Putin takes the cake.

I'm just wondering. How is it you seem to know this?

You live in Russia and have access to Putin's personal bank account?

Honestly, you don't know squat! Your opinion is just another well-uninformed opinion not backed up by any fact you can show us.

[PIF]

Some would argue that Russia, since New Year’s Eve 1999, is in better fiscal and social shape than its counterparts in America and the West.

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[Sunsong]

“Somehow on a Russian politician salary he’s become the wealthiest man in the world.”

Yup, rumors of pooty being the first ever Trillionaire!

[jerod]

Turning your country into a third world sh*thole for the sake of some odd nostalgia you have about retaking the Ukraine, a country where you starved everybody to death and they still hold a grudge about it... Is the definition of insanity.

The Ukrainian’s aren’t a bunch of wheat farmers anymore... Putin has made a major mistake, like he did when he shot down that Azerbaijani plane, it’s time for him to apologize and then return his poor conscripts to the Russian borders and admit that he’s not capable of running anything properly. There’s already talk that his buddy from Syria was just the beginning... And that he’s next on the hit list.

[JonPreston]

Did you get your State Department check today?

The US authorities spent millions of dollars to support Ukrainian bloggers-influencers, said Republican Senator from Kentucky Rand Paul.

‘Someone in the State Department thought it was a brilliant idea to allocate an additional $4.8 million for an article titled ‘Kiev, Ukraine, public relations – Influencers staff,’’ Rand Paul said.

The senator recalled that since the beginning of the conflict, the United States has provided Ukraine with aid totalling nearly $174 billion.

‘It is strange to see our government spending taxpayers‘ money on what can be called a pompous festival of selfies’, – said the Senator.

We will remind, earlier the President of Poland Andrzej Duda said that Warsaw allocated for military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine 3.3% of the country’s GDP, which amounted to more than 26 billion dollars.Britain’s Armed Forces have conducted a test of RFDEW radio frequency directed energy weapons

UkraineUSA

[JonPreston]

Dear God, may it be forever so!

[JSM_Liberty]

“Some would argue that Russia, since New Year’s Eve 1999, is in better fiscal and social shape than its counterparts in America and the West.”

And those people are either stupid or pretending to be stupid.

[JonPreston]

Take a look out your window at Biden’s America.

[blitz128]

🍈 I am sure you can figure it out 😂

[Vermont Lt]

No poop on my streets.

That happens in very few American towns. But if you lived here, you would know that.

[cowboyusa]

He’s a Klepocrat, putno threat to us. Could have been an ally.

[JonPreston]

American societal decay doesn’t exist because you don’t see it. Gotcha ya.

[cowboyusa]

Zeepers: Russia is a threat to the whole World. Also Zeepers: Russia is weak, the Ukranians are winning

[Vermont Lt]

I can only control what i can control.

Like a true Russian…you wish to control the world. Yet, you can barely control your own country.

[Does so]

FTA:

That’s because President Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has had devastating consequences.

Primarily for Ukraine, which has seen massive destruction and casualties in its cities.

Almost 20% of its territory has been occupied and 10 million of its citizens have been displaced.

But for Russia, too:
Since Vladimir Putin’s decision to launch his so-called “special military operation” Russia has sustained heavy losses on the battlefield

Russian towns and cities come under regular drone attack
Ukrainian soldiers have occupied a part of Russia’s Kursk region

International sanctions are heaping pressure on Russia’s economy

What’s more, the country’s demographic situation is dire
Domestic repression has picked up apace.

[RandFan]

That’s a good one!

[RandFan]

This is probably the first time ive agreed with you in 5 years lol

[RandFan]

This is probably the first time ive agreed with you in 5 years lol