[ganeemead]

"“Europe” is in no danger from Russia. "

Correct. Putin is a totally rational guy, and there is no rational reason for him to want to rule all of those idiot wankers.

[MinorityRepublican]

“First and foremost it is worth acknowledging that the demise of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century,” Putin said. “As for the Russian people, it became a genuine tragedy. Tens of millions of our fellow citizens and countrymen found themselves beyond the fringes of Russian territory. “The epidemic of collapse has spilled over to Russia itself,” he said, referring to separatist movements such as those in Chechnya.

[Freest Republican]

Totally rational.

He has blown $200billion in going on 2 1/2 years in Ukraine.
GDP $2trillion.

He is borrowing at 16%.

War game who maxes out the credit card first, him or my wife.