Posted on 03/15/2022 9:08:41 AM PDT by Smogger
“Unfortunately, corrupt people like him are always on the make for enriching themselves and don’t really have the welfare of others in mind”
Putin’s personal wealth has been estimated at around $200 billion - overwhelmingly from corruption in the oil and gas sectors. Possibly the richest man in the world, all from insatiable corruption.
He invaded and seized Crimea and parts of the Donbas in 2014, just as soon as they could get their forces organized, after substantial exploitable hydrocarbon deposits were confirmed there (especially offshore from Crimea).
The rest of the reasons are just alibis, that his employees, create.
NATO has already made it loud and clear that Ukraine is on its own. Ukraine isn’t missing anything by not being a member. We’ll see what good NATO is if Putin has designs to advance the war outside of Ukraine.
“They keep Ukraine and we get out.”
Then it’s back to COVID 24x7. Oil goes down in price and Biden and the rats take credit, saying, “See? It was Putin all along. The Repubs were gaslighting America.”
That’s all put,put, Putin wanted to hear.
Childish Neocon talk from a Biden Republican.
“KGB Putin invaded because he wants the evil empire of his youth back.”
Good to see the FR mind readers are back.
Do you use tarot cards, witches brew, dowsing, remote viewing.
Tell us your secret.
That’s all Put,Put, Putin wanted to hear............
You’d is a childish response. Probably will get you a few more worthless rubles.
What does Putin have to do with Zelensky’s corruption? Surely you know there are many bad people in the world, right? I was talking about Zelensky, not Putin.
You Democrats that are infesting FR have Putin on the brain 100% of the time. I think you have succeeded in one thing though...because of people like you, much of America now fully associates Trump with Putin, and thinks that the leadership of Ukraine was a bunch of saints, instead of the politically corrupt nation they are that has actively worked to put Democrats in power.
You do realize Russia launched this invasion into Ukraine partly from Belarus
Why your call Putin would invade it?
He’s already there whenever he likes
The actual surprise in this why he doesn’t take the peach Odessa yet
It’s his if he wants it
The populace is split around one third Russian and the rest uke and Romanian and Bulgarian
Many think the Russians are coming for it any second
That’s how NATO works when they know it’s urgent;-}
And you are illiterate.
The brain drain from the USSR/Russia/Eastern Europe has been at full speed for a couple generations — thirty years. That is devastating. Together with the free flow of information on the internet, there is no resisting westernization. Good or bad(<-this one), the world is headed for a monocultural future.
there’s also the little matter of “de-nazification” which could mean any number of things.
No, in other words, Putin is giving a bloody nose to “new world order” and neocon types that stuck their nose into a country in his backyard.
Ive been considering the possibility that anyone who defeats NWO, WEF, Pres Sundowner, Soros. Schwab, the entire mainstream media, et al, is defeating my enemies and the enemies of America too.
I think that Zelensky’s statements now, are part of the Diplomatic negotiations going on to end the war.
Playing one card out of the hand.
Apparently, things have become more serious in the talks. There has been reports that they may be preparing direct talks between the Presidents this week or next.
This may be a Russian pre-condition to get to that level.
(Or he might have been told by some NATO official)
Putin wants to revoke the Belavezha Accords and reconstitute the USSR. Belarus was part of the USSR so it simply follows that at some point Putin will act to annex Belarus.
I would hope that this happens peacefully but from where I sit it looks to me like Lukashenko wants his forces to be able to fight the Russians if they need to. Otherwise Lukashenko would be sending his troops into Ukraine.
Even Poland is starting to break, Warsaw is becoming as liberal as other European cities, you now see Gay Flags in a lot of places, that was not the case just a few years ago.
Didn't Ireland just recently start favoring abortions too?
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