During the war in Kosovo I knew we were on the wrong path and Russia was taking the high road. That seems to have been just the start.
I am looking forward to see how Putin deals with Islam. I am sure the church is going to have a role in it.
Russia has more problems with Islam then we ever did yet only now it seems Putin is recognizing them as a real threat. Not in the sense of military threat but as a quite invading threat.
I've been saying for some time that part of the explanation for Putins' embrace of the church is chess-playing, long-term strategic thinking. He knows, maybe not in his heart, but in his brain and in his guts, that the only way to fight a religion like Islam is to encourage the Christian religion. The lesser of two evils (in his mind). But whatever his motivation are, I'll take it.
Putin wasn’t as concerned when the US was pretending to be fighting muslim extremists. Now he’ll deal with his way. I have a feeling we’re more than going back to the pre 67 borders. We’re going back to the Russians being Egypt’s best ally.
Dude, had you heard much from Chechnya these days?
I believe Putin had a lot to do with the drastic population reduction there after a wave of terror incidents hit Russia.