[AdmSmith]

Are those similarities in tactics and ideology between the Russian and Serbian stories just a coincidence? Or are all dictators driven by a similar logic? It is only natural for Vladimir Putin to look to the example of Yugoslavia; after all, in the last quarter-century, Milošević was arguably the only other dictator of a collapsing empire who attempted to regain control over its former territories. And let’s not forget that some of the key figures in Russia’s operation in Ukraine have extensive Serbian war experience, which they might be directly applying in Ukraine. Read the article: http://www.newrepublic.com/article/118260/putin-behaving-ukraine-milosevic-did-serbia

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http://www.newrepublic.com/article/118260/putin-behaving-ukraine-milosevic-did-serbia