Putin: what exactly is he playing at?

[Blue Valkyrie]

What is he playing at ?

It's simple - Putin and his cronies run a massive kleptocracy, and take as much wealth from the state as possible. They don't want to give this up, and so the entire policy is to preserve his hold over Russia. This means not letting Ukraine's overthrow of the Ukrainian kleptocrats set an example to the Russian people - it must fail and be seen to do so.

The military muscle flexing is just posturing, bluff and bluster.

 

[somerset]

It's presumably a symbolic statement that Putin's Russia won't give in to Western intimidation.

The hypocrisy of leaders at this G20 is hilarious.

"Barack Obama says Asia's security must not be based on intimidation, where big nations bully small ones."

Mr Cameron said: "What we need to see is Russia respecting the territorial integrity of Ukraine and the right of this country to choose its own future."

Because the US and UK definitely don't bully small nations and absolutely respect the right of [Middle Eastern] countries to choose their own futures, don't they.

You really are the most predictable, terrorist supporting anti-western dullard I have ever come across......... do not reply, you bore me rigid.

 

[BadFish]

I think that the threat is not to be taken seriously despite how maybe it would be lovely for Putin to take one on the nose. His point is that he would aggressively challenge on the issue and not be afraid of asking the questions that are going to get Putin squirming.

As is often the case with our Tony, I don't think this is very likely to happen.

This is willy waving on a G20 scale

 

[jakarta]

Vlad just wants things back as they were in the good old days when he were nobbut a lad in East Germany.

Well who wouldn't miss the excitement of the KGB and their buddies in the Stasi as they watched (in great detail) the activities of the happy Comrades in the Deutsche Demokratische Republik as they toiled for the Victory of Socialism?

 

[vegster]

As is often the case with our Tony, I don't think this is very likely to happen.

This is willy waving on a G20 scale

I wonder how it would go with the folks back home in Mother Russia if Tony was able to slap his willy around Vlad's face just a few times ?

 

[BadFish]

I wonder how it would go with the folks back home in Mother Russia if Tony was able to slap his willy around Vlad's face just a few times ?

lol, now that would make the G20 interesting......I would imagine that we would be looking for a new PM after nut job Vlad had completed his well thought out response

 

[ferring seagull]

Putin: what exactly is he playing at?

Russian Roulette !

 

[fat old seagull]

I think that behind all this is the fact that Vladimir has a small penis.

Good to know that at least we won't end up with sore bottys then.... ouch nevertheless !

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Is Putin prepared to 'die for Narva' ?

At last it seems Nato will defend the city.

http://upnorth.eu/putin-prepared-die-narva/