[Chad C. Mulligan]

Just after the WW2 Tehran Conference, Stalin said to a journalist, (roughly translated):"It's high time the Slavic race was in charge of Europe."

Putin is channeling Stalin, and probably knows it.

Never forget that modern-day Russian culture is heavily influenced by the Mongol hordes who over-ran Russia in the 13th century. They never really left.

https://ricochet.com/1214468/finnish-intelligence-officer-explains-the-russian-mindset/

[dennisw]

Right!