The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill, the problem Putin has, is a lot of those in power supporting him who have had the life the west offers realise in their case, that is true.
The other problem he has is the next generations following on behind never suffered the culture and oppression that was the Soviet Union of old and have grown use to the" luxuries " the west brings to the party, from holidays abroad to simple things like a Big Mac, I Pads or an Ikea chair...
That is all slowly but surely going, something the likes of Putin and his cronies will still be able to access, but things that will become more difficult for the future generations... Putin is history, the youth of today is the future, a future being squandered on the fields of Ukraine.
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