I was wondering why Obama suddenly was so hell-bent on attacking Syria, until I began to figure out that Gas Politics was at play, behind the scenes.
Putin drawing a “Red Line” in front of Syria stopped Obama (and the Saudi’s) in his tracks, and that has led us to a US-destabilized Ukraine.
Russian Intelligence isn’t stupid, and as ex-KGB, I don’t think Putin ignores intelligence estimates. They had to know all of this was coming, long before it happened.
Putin’s moves in Crimea and Southeast Ukraine show us that.
Wittiness, North Stream (nearly complete), and South Stream going forward. Both planned around the Ukraine choke point.
Yes Russia (not just Putin), has learned from the past and is planning the future.