Friday, December 26, 2014

Max Fisher — Putin couldn't make Russia a great power, so he made it a geopolitical racketeer


A US view of Russia under Putler.

VOX
Putin couldn't make Russia a great power, so he made it a geopolitical racketeer
Max Fisher

Another one

The World Post
Russia's Economy Headed For Even More Trouble
Reuters
Siluanov also said the country would run a budget deficit of more than 3 percent next year if the oil price did not rise.
The horror of it. (Russia has been running a surplus as a net exporter.)

3 comments:

PeterP said...

This article is actually making sense. Russia is a troll. I have not seen a better description. It is perfect because it is true: those who see it as offering an alternative to the US Empire are deluded, as Russia offers nothing but a bunch of headaches - a typical troll that has no positive arguments but just... trolls

mike norman said...

Agreed, but only because it is run by trolls.

MRW said...

Not so fast . . . .