(Bill) Clinton: Say What You Want About Putin, But He's 'Pretty Transparent'
CAITLIN MACNEAL MARCH 17, 2014, 12:02 PM EDT
Former President Bill Clinton this weekend opined on Russian President Vladimir Putin, contending that at the very least Putin is clear about his motives.
"The one thing I will say about him: He was always pretty transparent. He never pretended to be anyone he wasn't," Clinton said about the Russian leader at the Global Education and Skills Forum in Dubai, according to the Washington Post.
Clinton added that Putin is "highly intelligent," but that his patriotism hurt ordinary Russian citizens.
"I think he's got a sort of fatalistic view of the misfortunes that befall ordinary people when larger things are at stake," he said. "I think the largest things that are at stake are the things that befall ordinary people."
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