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Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
But he seems to want to reform the USSR.
I agree with you nearly . There is no reason for further advancement, see post 1436. The crusader coalition has buckled in Afghanistan, Ukraine and Syria.
Afghanistan can't be won, the Russians proved that first. That's what made the US going in there even more absurd.

But right now the US is pulling out and the talitubbies will take back over again.

Putin wants a deal on Ukraine and the US isn't giving him one. He wants sanctions lifted and they aren't playing. This is covered in another thread.

The US could give less of a toss about Syria, they aren't in any rush to replace Assad, and they love seeing Putin expending money he hasn't got.

Meanwhile his countrys biggest export is selling for peanuts and it's going to get worse when Iran comes back onstream.

Yet you still think Putin is winning?