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Politics and Sausage Making's avatar

I could believe it was ISIS, and Putin is using the maxim, "Never let a crisis go to waste." But on the other hand, Putin has shown no reluctance to sacrifice Russian lives for his cause. The high number of Russian deaths in Ukraine is evidence that Putin will encourage Russian deaths in the "meatgrinder" if only he can win the battle of numbers against a smaller Ukrainian army. So, did Putin set this up like he did in Chechnya many years back? Only a fool would ignore that possibility.

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Steven Moore's avatar

Much like the Chechen war which led him to power some 25 years ago, his invasions of Ukraine have bolstered his sagging popularity.

https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/ce/egvbkbgqmpq/PUTIN%20APPROVAL%20RATING.JPG

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Robert Weber's avatar

The #Crocus-massacre in #Moscow was another #RazPutin “false flag” or diversion designed to escalate the aggression against #Kharkiv.

As a result, #RazPutin needs to take a swim in a pool of live pirañas during the lean season while visiting #Belgorod!

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