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Old 16th Dec 2014, 19:24
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henra
 
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Originally Posted by peter we
Why would a president for ife with complete control of the media require PR?
Elections plus the demonstrations that were ongoing Prior to Crimea?

You think invading Ukraine and causing the death of up to 10,000 Russians and Ukrainians is 'internal PR'?
Your intelligence seems to be better than the different secret services'.
Maybe there is a Job opportunity for you if you have more intell than CIA&al

The Russian people don't need convincing by Putin in any case. They want the return of the Russia Empire
There is probably some truth to it.

The NATO Nazi's won't be able to stop them. Do you seriously believe that Nato will go nuclear to defend the Baltic's? Because if there is any doubt, nothing will stop Russia.
No Need to go nuclear on that one. Conventionally Russia is tiny compared to NATO Overall (not in the Baltic's though).
If anything Russia would have to go nuclear quite quickly in an all out conventional war.
Conventionally they are a regional power, Nuclear they are a Super Power, together with America able to extinct Life on Earth.

Poland isn't convinced either, after the Western Betrayal in 1939, promises of military help are give a very skeptical review.
Baseless. Russia won't invade Poland. Not enough Russians living there to do assymetric warfare (Because that is the way they are fighting as of 2014).

Given that their society was formed from a gangster war in the 1990's (after 200 years of dictatorships) its hardly surprising.
Probably some truth to it.

Al Copone was a capitalist from the same mould as those running Russia today. They don't believe in democracy or the will of the people or any of that bull****.
Agreed.
Ukraine still has 2200 Lenin statues, Russia probably tens of thousands, because he is still a hero and rose tinted spectacles makes the Russians yearn for the return of the 'Soviet Union'.
Irrelevant nonsense.
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