He is truly the Tsar of the Soviet Union, combining the worst of both worlds.
That’s a damn shame...
Who could have possibly seen that coming?
If I were writing a bid to become an Olympic host city, I would concentrate on how the work will be done inexpensively, and how the city a realistic plan to put everything built into productive and permanent use.
A few more of these Billion Dollar ghost towns get built, and people are going to figure out that the Olympics are a boondoggle, and nobody will volunteer to go bankrupt, anymore. The Olympic needs to move to a sustainable model.
And Putin wants to host the World Cup? He shows as much business sense as someone we know sitting in our White House.