Originally Posted by
capecoddah
Basil, "Vlad" is as Vlad does. He is Vlad.
Hanna, you thought USA Bush was bad? I introduce Mr. Putin.
I had hoped he would be a good thing for Russian-international relationships. I think he is Khrushchev dangerous.
After Mr. Medvedev was replaced, it became apparent that Russia had some problems.
I hope you can get some money back from your Poly-Sci degree because it obviously isn't working. Europe doesn't trust Vlad. "Eastern Europe" doesn't really exist any more beyond Belarus and Stolen Crimea. Former Soviet States don't trust Russia.
Former Blok countries are FORMER. My Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Latvian, friends agree.
It's a "Land-Grab", just like post WW2. Just ask an East German.
Get over your blind hate of the USA and really look at what Mr. Putin is doing.