https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/06/kim-dotcom-did-putin-prigozhin-play-cia-tune/
My assessment was hope, and mostly betting on Putin’s instincts and brain.
He evidently loves Russian history and his wielding of it came from natural interest, or else his career development and curriculum peaked it, because he always references great battles and talks of historic figures and Outcomes.
Do you suppose he could actually trim 6 BILLION off Victoria Nuland’s beard?
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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/06/kim-dotcom-did-putin-prigozhin-play-cia-tune/
Then he repeated the performance with Russian Oligarchs trying the same ploy of looting for the West.
Then he tried to get a fair deal for the Serbs but NATO Gave 'em Ethnic Cleansing and Cluster bombs for the kids.
By the time Georgia got to feeling their oats bought from Western Connections, Putin reaffirmed his long standing policy of siding with Russians and Ethnic Russians against thieves.
So Putin is just a Russian that sides with Russians and is fairly well versed in Russian history and culture. You might say that's his job, so why does the West think he shouldn't do it?
Keep in mind that Putin works well inside the Russian Federation Bureaucracy, which is formidable, and it tends to spread power rather than concentrate it. This indicates many other Russians also think that Putin is doing his job.