Posted on 07/04/2023 8:52:10 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Vladimir Putin sought to project an image of strength in front of a virtual gathering of Moscow-friendly leaders on Tuesday, in what was the Russian leader’s first appearance on the world stage since he faced an armed insurrection late last month.
The comments, made during an address to leaders attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, came days after Putin diffused the rebellion launched by the Wagner mercenary group.
The events were widely seen as the most significant threat to power the autocrat had faced, and left Putin’s partners and rivals alike wondering how tightly in control he really was, more than one year into his floundering invasion of Ukraine.
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Looks like the coup is ongoing in France.
And Macron also waxed authoritarian (like Zel and Putin) by curtailing info on the internet from France outeard concerning info about the riots in France leaking out of France.
Might be a little too late.
You might call Trudeau a dictator. But no one said he was weak.
*Does that Russian leg kick dance and takes Swigs of Stoli vodka*
Actions speak louder than words.
Do any leaders anywhere believe Putin’s words. Why does he feel the need to say his grip on power remains strong? And, that sounds very tyrannical and dictatorial.
Come on, man!
Might be.
People thought the coup would be in Russia but it may be in France.
They need Le Pen voted in.
I think the play here is that the military might arrest Macron. Then they'll hold elections. Fall of the Fifth Republic.
Modi is not really “pro-Russian” - more opportunistic than that.
He is getting oil at a 50% discount without having to do anything except keep silent
Macron is teetering on the edge. The French generals have warned him to get things under control or they are going to intervene.
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