In a recent interview, Vladimir Putin was asked a lot of questions about historical Russia. According to CBS News, the questions came as part of an interview to be included in a new documentary called “Russia. Recent History.” The CBS News story was focused on the fact that Putin shared how he was forced to drive a taxi for money after the collapse of the USSR.
There are two key pieces of information that are found in the CBS News report that most will overlook based on the way the article is written, however. Especially given the actions of Russia in Ukraine.
For some historical perspective, the USSR was made up of Russia and 14 other surrounding nations. These nations were: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. The large size of the Soviet Union gave the Russian’s control of land from Eastern Europe to the Pacific Ocean, sharing borders with China, Afghanistan, Iran, and Turkey with significant power and influence through the region.
In the CBS News article, they comment about how Putin called the collapse of the USSR “the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century.” Obviously, with his comments about being forced to drive a taxi and his feelings on the collapse of the USSR, this is something personal to him.
In continued comments for the documentary, Putin said, “After all, what is the collapse of the Soviet Union? This is the collapse of historical Russia under the name of the Soviet Union.” In other words, he believes that all of the USSR is still Russia, not just the Soviet Union. He believes that these nations are part of Russia or should be under Russian control.
That’s where the issue lies. Putin is on a mission to take over strategic control of certain positions within each of these nations. If you think about the recent movement by Russa in the past few years, you can see this take place.
It started when Russia advanced on Georgia in 2008. They had strategic geopolitical positions that they wanted to control, especially Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Soon after, President Medvedev, who was being controlled by Putin, established the Medvedev doctrine. That doctrine stated that Russia had “special historic relations” and special interests in these nearby nations and that they would do whatever necessary to protect those interests.
Then in 2014, Russia invaded the Crimean peninsula. Then-president Barack Obama made passive threats against Russia. Russia insisted that it was not going to invade Crimea. Then they invaded Crimea under the explanation that they were simply doing as they were asked. Ukraine said at that time it was an invasion of their sovereignty and that Russia would launch a full-scale invasion.
All of Russia’s activity stopped during the Trump administration. I do believe that Putin saw Trump as a potential wild card and refused to launch any attack during his presidency. While the radical left and the fake news media wanted to say that Trump was a friend of Putin, if he was a friend then he would have allowed the invasions to continue. Putin saw Trump as a risk.
He does not see Biden as a risk, however, which allows him to begin his actions once again. He did not wait long after Biden took office, just like he did not wait long to invade Georgia after Obama took office. The military is building on the border and Biden is threatening “sanctions” against Russia. Russia is not threatened by sanctions one bit.
Ukraine says that any Russian invasion would overwhelm them and that they would lose control. Russia knows this. They know exactly what they are doing. They are slowly continuing the march to rebuilding what Putin calls historical Russia.
Occasionally the fake news media reports the news, but it’s always on accident. They were attempting to make light of Putin and put him in the spotlight for his work as a taxi driver. Instead, they accidentally gave a sneak peek into what Putin is really doing. He is attempting to rebuild the Soviet Union under the name of Russia.
“Along the border”…. “Near the border”…. Western propaganda media invents locations.
HOW can Mr. Putin be the ‘aggressor’?? The Federation Military are holding annual field training trials on THEIR OWN SOIL, a KNOWN military maneuver site which they have been doing annually for over 10 years. Sometimes, even twice a year as like last April. This year, they have a lot of new equipment So, they are having troop trials using the new stuff -tanks, trucks, hardware, and new communication equipment skills. They are on their OWN field trial land… as always, and because of these new technical communication devices, the troops must know how to operate this stuff. And how to load equipment onto trains, unload it -without toppling it over… and how to repair it… which is why they are doing the field trials in the cold — because low temperatures test the maintainability of this equipment.
And guess what?? That same exercise field WHICH THEY HAVE USED FOR OVER A DECADE — IS 160 MILES FROM UKRAINE’S BORDER!! (Americans probably don’t even KNOW that!)
But American Pentagon WOKE brass like Milley are shaking in their Pink Lacey underwear with his trans-soldiers. The Pentagon brass and NATO firmly believe — “There is no profit in peace.” So they have to protect their jobs, their power, and their PENSIONS (about $350,000 per year for Milley).
Meanwhile — NATO has troops & armory equipment sitting less than 50 miles from Russia’s border — pointed at Russia.
In the past 9 years, Donbass was bombed and invaded by Porky’s Nazi troops, as SCARED residents hid in their basements. The Nazis (yes – NAZIS) even bombed the airport, hospitals, apartment buildings, parks, and playgrounds, killing the elderly and children. Americans were quiet about that fact -believing the western media propaganda.
Russia does not WANT Ukraine. After what Porky’s Nazi army did — the cost of repairing that massive infrastructure of bridges, roads, sewers, water sources and hospitals, would deplete any country’s economy. Over half the people in Donbass are related to Russian citizens — as they have been for since… forever!
Russia is determined to protect its borders — from NATO morons.
Wouldn’t it be nice if today’s American leaders cared enough about America to protect US borders???
What a concept!!
So Ivan you’re just a Russian apologist or is it propagandist. Tsar Putin wants the USSR and Ukraine was part of that fiasco to humanity.
Puttin is happy to have the west care for the Welfare State known as Ukraine. He took back the only productive part where ethnic Russian’s live.
“Russia is determined to protect its borders — from NATO morons.”
Exactly, as Russia did when the obsolete NATO maggots tried to rejuvenate their worthless, out of date sinecure by drawing Finland into NATO, another country that shares a border with Russia.
This would be the same as the Russian Federation trying to annex Virginia and Florida.
Mr. Putin has publicly stated…. “Anyone who wants Socialism back… HAS NO BRAIN.”
but totalitarian socialism….bet he’s all over that.
No,Russia has strong leadership, like we did before the presidential election was stolen/corrupted. BLM hasn’t burned any Russian cities lately… have you noticed ?
No
Look in the mirror. Never mind you are a blind fool.
Well China is talking about historical China all the time and Tsar Putin better watch his eastern flank a little more closely. The Chinese propagandists are now claiming Vladivostok as theirs. Nothing from Emperor Xi yet however.
I don’t know. Maybe Putin believes that all the lands that made up the USSR belong to Russia because the USSR was made up of nearly all the lands that belonged to the Russian Empire with the exception of Finalnd and Poland.
The US federal government believes it owns all US states and the inhabitants. Can a state freely leave the union when the Union no longer serves that states it’s best interest? On paper yes but in practice it results in death of many innocent Americans killed by other Americans. You are a hypocritical douchebag
Russia never “invaded” Crimea. The Crimeans voted over 90% to annex themselves to Russia, and that makes sense given the fascist regime in Kiev. Only a mainstream educated village idiot could hold that the fake country known as The Ukraine, created as the result of a decision to carve off a chunk of Russia proper, was ever more than another made up country. Russia’s spiritual heart began beating in Sevastapol. It still beats there.
Not Kiev ?
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Old Traitor Joe will not do a thing when Putie moves he will shit his drawers again but that will mostly be it he may wet himself once or twice but other than than nothing and Putie knows it .Putie is going to move he has done it before.
What a joke of an article. Not journalism, but pure speculation, and it’s a stretch even calling it that. Just disregard the entire thing if you made the mistake of reading it.
Stop the saber rattling. A peer to peer war with Russia will result in Russia unleashing Hypersonic weapons first on every US carrier then the US main land. The US and Europe admitely have NO DEFENSE against hypersonic weapons. The US is still in the research phase of the development of these weapons. Note Russia spends 1/10th of what America spends on its military.
Puttin is not worried about a country that spends 20 years fighting a third world military ultimately losing and retreating with their tails between their legs. Signed, A US Vet
Maybe the world should be worried about the US killing 70 women and children in a Syrian strike and covering it up (unsuccessfully). Signed a US Vet.
What is America’s strategic interest in fighting, dying and KILLING INNOCENTS in countries that border Israel 3000 miles from American Territory?