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Adrahil

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13. Agreed...

Reply to brush (Reply #11)

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 11:38 AM

Jul 2017

So Putin can't quite get everything he would like, but let's face it....

Russia is economically weak. Their economy is smaller than Italy's, but yet they wield outsized power.

Their target remains, IMO, the former Soviet states in Eastern Europe. Putin wants as much of them back as he can.

Not to mention, poking the US in the eye helps his standing at home, where he seeks to consolidate his power.

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NYT: Putins Bet on Trump Backfires Spectacularly [View all] kpete Jul 2017 OP

Sounds like every single person who has anything to do with Trump comes to regret it eventually. tanyev Jul 2017 #1

Putin is trying to cover his tracks. kentuck Jul 2017 #2

Guess Twitler wasn't quite as useful of an Phoenix61 Jul 2017 #3

Putin's plan to undermine the US ... GeorgeGist Jul 2017 #4

Putin is getting his money's worth with the chaos generated Gothmog Jul 2017 #5

After seeing Richard Engel's report.... Adrahil Jul 2017 #6

Yeah, but Putin had more plans for trump. He didn't anticipate trump's spectacular imcompetence. brush Jul 2017 #7

Oh yeah, HUGE windfall for him. Adrahil Jul 2017 #8

But because Putin's "influence" on the election became known, it has become impossible... brush Jul 2017 #11

Agreed... Adrahil Jul 2017 #13

Yes, he did ... Cosmocat Jul 2017 #12

YEP Cosmocat Jul 2017 #10

Absolute nonsense - On November 8th Putin made the most dramatic comeback in history Cosmocat Jul 2017 #9

Putin has a great file on Trump that can be used at any time Gothmog Jul 2017 #14