Amazing thread 🧵:
Putin literally saved Russia from the West by rebuilding their military industrial complex from scratch after the fall of the Soviet Union
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It seems obvious to me that Putin could end the war in Ukraine tomorrow if he wanted to, but he's purposely dragging it out to bleed the west of money, weapons, and eventually men. It's no wonder that President Trump called him "very savy" when he started the special military operation in Ukraine.
That's wishful thinking.
Putin want's Russia's Empire back. Russian history repeats itself. The Tsars wanted an Empire but weren't strong enough to rule it, and their Empire collapsed. The communists had an even bigger Empire, but despite their authoritarian control that collapsed too. After every collapse Russia is humiliated, which feeds the desire to build a new Empire. Putin is the latest, and least successful; even with the help of Republican politicians Putin can't take Ukraine. His puppet regime in Georgia is collapsing. All he has left is Belorus and Transnistria.
I've been to Russia and it is in a sorry state. Poor, dirty, shit on the streets of Moscow. Poorer and dirtier than Mexico City.
It's a shit hole.
Another troll slips in.
Most people on here have never visited Russia, or any of the other former Communist countries. It's easy to be taken in by Russian propaganda
Russia is a poor country. Moscow is a shit hole. What is more galling is that Russia is falling behind the countries it used to look down on
I was in Belgrade a few weeks ago. Belgrade is visibly much more prosperous than Moscow. It has a huge population of affluent young Russians who have fled Putin and the draft.
Even back in the days of communism Russia produced great writers, composers, musicians, athletes. They produced real stars. Over the last few decades all of that has gone. For the first time in centuries Russia is out of the big league in sports, culture, everything. A huge blow to national pride.
I have been to Russia on several occasions.I must have looked at different parts than you, although I will concede that every country and City have parts of them that are shitholes. To make a statement like Moscow is a shithole as though the entire City is a festering hole is nonsense.