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What's behind Putin's saber-rattling
 The view from Germany. [DW] The Ukraine crisis, which has been brewing for years, does not come as surprise. But President Vladimir Putin’s actions stem from more than just Russian trauma.This year's Munich Security Conference has been concentrated on Russian President Vladimir Putin ...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances... 's clear but unspoken threat of a military attack against Ukraine. Posted by: trailing wife 2022-02-20 |
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