It's completely true.
Russia is acting like it's the old days complete with the arming to the teeth of Soviet Mid-Eastern client states, all against Israel and inciting war directly and indirectly through terrorist proxies (Hamas & Hezballah).
What was old and evil in Russia Putin is resurrecting at break speed but sugar coating with promises of monetary gain so the membership for the pro-Putin Nashi youth cultists will intensify, and be deployed all over Russia - just in time to enforce Putin's 3rd term,,.. opps I mean 'supervise' the Russian elections of 2008 as - rampaging storm troopers!
Russia is acting like it’s the old days complete with the arming to the teeth of Soviet Mid-Eastern client states, ==
With one important difference which you conviniently overlooked. Russia SELLS not give for free. And she sells for US dollars. It is capitalism in action.