Putin isn't Stalin, I believe he's on shakier ground than people may think.
People being touting that Putin has long been ‘on shaky’ ground and yet the geopolitical chessmaster continues to survive.
Stalin or not, Putin old school ex-KGB, they dont mess around. They will be dealt with by Putin, be assured.
“Putin isn’t Stalin, I believe he’s on shakier ground than people may think.”
Stalin was a sadistic simpleton who mistakenly trusted Hitler.
Putin is an intelligent sociopath who wants to avoid Hitler’s mistakes.
I am not a fan of Putin. Not at all. But I recognize his clear ability to consolidate power and his obvious ability to cow and intimidate the West into letting him have what he wants.
What’s being missed in this invasion of Ukraine is the fact that Russia has also effectively invaded and occupied Belarus and Moldova. Putin’s success in rebuilding the Soviet Empire is much greater than most people realize.
And that makes him dangerous and that’s also why we don’t need flaccid sanctions against his regime, we need an immediate and total trade embargo against Russia.
Anything less than that means we’re still funding Russia’s military.