Putin himself made his original fortune in the early 1990s, when he stole the funds that had been entrusted to him to buy food in Europe to relieve the starvation in Leningrad that occurred during the economic collapse following the fall of the Soviet Union. Robert Zubrin 1990sbuycollapse share on social
Putin is playing the long game. He has a strategic plan in mind: the Eurasian Union, which would be in competition to Europe. Hillary Clinton competitioneurasianeurope Change image and share on social
Putin is sometimes described as a revanchist, seeking to recreate the Soviet Union. That is a useful shorthand, but it is not really accurate. Robert Zubrin accurateputinrecreate Change image and share on social
Putin must be punished for violating the Budapest Memorandum, and Russia must learn that the U.S. will isolate it if it insists on acting like a rogue nation. Rand Paul actbudapestinsist Change image and share on social
Putin needs strong moves to keep the country as one. There is some criticism that he is centralizing power, but in Russia, if you don't centralize power, you have the risk of losing the country. Anatoly Karpov centralizecountrycriticism Change image and share on social
Putin probably, almost certainly, thinks that one of the great disasters of the 20th century was the demise of the Soviet Union. It's very obvious that he's trying to work its way back and maintain something similar to that sort of institution. Alan Greenspan 20thbackcentury share on social
Putin recognized that if he could get enough money, everything would be under control. Garry Kasparov controlmoneyputin Change image and share on social
Putin sought to destabilize Ukraine's economy. Joe Biden destabilizeeconomyputin Change image and share on social