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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Putin explains what's happening and why.
2022-02-25
Note that kremlin.ru has been DDOSed off the internet, thankfully an archive copy grabbed it while it still existed.
[KremlinRU] President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Citizens of Russia, friends,

I consider it necessary today to speak again about the tragic events in Donbass and the key aspects of ensuring the security of Russia.

I will begin with what I said in my address on February 21, 2022. I spoke about our biggest concerns and worries, and about the fundamental threats which irresponsible Western politicians created for Russia consistently, rudely and unceremoniously from year to year. I am referring to the eastward expansion of NATO, which is moving its military infrastructure ever closer to the Russian border.
Posted by:Omomolet Phutch9064

#5  i want to see the 9 11 2001 stuff they got ukraine is er um less embarassing?
Posted by: Greng Black3494   2022-02-25 13:05  

#4  Not approving of this whole mess in anyway but my 2 cents.
The USSR fell and split into pieces too neatly. I always thought that the KGB/GRU was just taking it through a process like a Chapter 11 re-org of a company. The current little sets of wars and insurrections suggest that the dice&slice part of a re-org is complete and reassembly is not far away.
USSR 2.0?
Posted by: 3dc   2022-02-25 12:32  

#3  I'm reminded of a story concerning the Panama Canal. The area was part of Colombia and while the US wanted to build it there, the Colombian government refused. Then there was a provincial uprising in the area. Teddy Roosevelt quickly recognized the local rebel government and signed a deal for the Canal. When he explained his actions to his cabinet, Taft (the man to follow Teddy in the presidency and cabinet member) replied something along the lines of 'you have tried to explain simple theft but have described rape'.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-02-25 10:35  

#2  This is leadership so dramatically different from our own people. Very comprehensive. It feels as if we have the counterfeit coinage of leadership.
Posted by: Dale   2022-02-25 05:15  

#1  I would think that Putin has information that would provide considerable leverage against Biden.
Posted by: KBK   2022-02-25 00:26  

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