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Putin wants Russia to be a major player, like the good old days, but without the vast military machine they don’t have the intimidation factor of the past. They do have energy and weapons production to use as leverage and unfortunately they will use it. Domestic opposition has no access to broadcast media, and the “unsolved” deaths of journalists has cast a pall over criticism of the Putin government. We might be back to the cold war after all.
Putin wants Russia to be a major player, like the good old days, but without the vast military machine they don’t have the intimidation factor of the past. They do have energy and weapons production to use as leverage and unfortunately they will use it. Domestic opposition has no access to broadcast media, and the “unsolved” deaths of journalists has cast a pall over criticism of the Putin government. We might be back to the cold war after all.
Looks like the arms race Putin derided isn’t so bad for them after all.