In other words, Putin’s role as the leader or Russia is a distraction. He is The Prime Oligarch, many quanta beyond ordinary oligarchs, with unlimited wealth, a nuclear arsenal, and extreme sociopathy which leaves him perfectly willing to use everything at his disposal to enhance his power. And maximum power is his objective. “Russia” becomes a useful concept for him since it provides him with a loyalist's (or patriot's) rationale for his actions, but his motivation is totally personal. He is like an arch villain in a James Bond story, but lacking the comic oddities and psychopathic characteristics (at least for now).
This analysis supports the theories that he was using Trump as a tool to accomplish his goals, and he appears to have done so with some success. It certainly amplifies the concern for the unwitnessed talks between the two. It did seem on several occasions that Trump was acting on Putin’s behalf, and Putin responded with ‘attaboys.’
This lays out the world as a chessboard and Putin the only one realizing that it is real rather than a board game.
Vlad (not the impaler) was 2 years old when the Supreme Soviet gave away one of his toys to the Ukraine SSR, he now wants it back!. He is basically a hoarder and doesn't like to lose things , plus he only has until 2036 to do what he needs to do, time is running out !. What he wants he gets or you die ( in the gulag)!
So with Russia and China moving in full gear and the US currently in the depths of deep self destructive spiral, we are doomed. Western leadership is virtually bankrupt and our democracies are under attack from within. Is a world war on the horizon?
In other words, Putin’s role as the leader or Russia is a distraction. He is The Prime Oligarch, many quanta beyond ordinary oligarchs, with unlimited wealth, a nuclear arsenal, and extreme sociopathy which leaves him perfectly willing to use everything at his disposal to enhance his power. And maximum power is his objective. “Russia” becomes a useful concept for him since it provides him with a loyalist's (or patriot's) rationale for his actions, but his motivation is totally personal. He is like an arch villain in a James Bond story, but lacking the comic oddities and psychopathic characteristics (at least for now).
This analysis supports the theories that he was using Trump as a tool to accomplish his goals, and he appears to have done so with some success. It certainly amplifies the concern for the unwitnessed talks between the two. It did seem on several occasions that Trump was acting on Putin’s behalf, and Putin responded with ‘attaboys.’
This lays out the world as a chessboard and Putin the only one realizing that it is real rather than a board game.
yes!
Vlad (not the impaler) was 2 years old when the Supreme Soviet gave away one of his toys to the Ukraine SSR, he now wants it back!. He is basically a hoarder and doesn't like to lose things , plus he only has until 2036 to do what he needs to do, time is running out !. What he wants he gets or you die ( in the gulag)!
a psychopath
even a socio-pyschopath with designs on the Impaler moniker ;)
move knight to f3. https://is.gd/7Auotv. Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka has claimed he was the target of a U.S.-backed assassination plot
So with Russia and China moving in full gear and the US currently in the depths of deep self destructive spiral, we are doomed. Western leadership is virtually bankrupt and our democracies are under attack from within. Is a world war on the horizon?
Naive notions and bromides must be discarded then Putin can be impeded and only then