RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service.
David Filipov, Washington Post: Moscow has the world’s attention. For Putin, that’s a win.
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin is winning. For now.
The Russian leader is winning because the post-Cold War order he has railed against has been thrown into chaos, and the Kremlin’s fingerprints are widely seen to be all over it.
A year ago, Russia faced a united Europe, an expanded NATO alliance, a paucity of geopolitical allies and the possibility of four more years of poor
relations with the United States under a Hillary Clinton presidency.
Today, Putin’s military contingent in Syria just helped the government essentially retake Aleppo. The CIA has concluded that his hackers worked to help elect Donald Trump, who has dismissed commitments to Europe and touted better ties with Russia.
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WNU Editor: According to the Washington Post .... the more chaos there is in the world .... the better that it is for the Kremlin. As I had remarked in a previous post, a good part of the world is in conflict, but the fingerprints are not from the Kremlin, it is from Washington. And while it is easy for Washington to blame everyone else for this mess, a good part of the world sees the U.S. government as being the main purveyor and contributor to much of this chaos.
Today, Putin’s military contingent in Syria just helped the government essentially retake Aleppo. The CIA has concluded that his hackers worked to help elect Donald Trump, who has dismissed commitments to Europe and touted better ties with Russia.
Read more ....
WNU Editor: According to the Washington Post .... the more chaos there is in the world .... the better that it is for the Kremlin. As I had remarked in a previous post, a good part of the world is in conflict, but the fingerprints are not from the Kremlin, it is from Washington. And while it is easy for Washington to blame everyone else for this mess, a good part of the world sees the U.S. government as being the main purveyor and contributor to much of this chaos.
