apparently no one knows where Putin is right now?
Golfing? Nah........ I read something about Switzerland and a love child.
apparently no one knows where Putin is right now?
On Friday, those of us who share factual information about the situation on the ground in Ukraine noticed an eerie silence had befallen Twitter: Why weren't we being harassed by the Kremlin's troll army? The insults from anonymous paid bots was as constant as Putin's public appearances. So when both disappeared at around the same time we wondered whether the silence of the troll factories was another indication of a slow-motion coup in progress.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has appeared in public for the first time since 5 March, quelling intense speculation about his health.
He was meeting Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev in St Petersburg.
Commenting on the rumours about his health, Mr Putin said "things would be boring without gossip", RIA Novosti news agency reported.
Earlier, Mr Putin ordered Russia's navy on to a state of full combat readiness in the Arctic.
Russia says the navy drills involve 56 warships, planes and 38,000 personnel.
The Russians are apparently driving out the protestant churches and worshipers from the territories they've seized. Setting up the Russian orthodox church as the official rebel sanctioned state church.
[video]https://youtu.be/mhEe2PSaEW0[/video]
Garry Kasparov said:If leaders had been a little more afraid of what Putin was capable of in 2008, he wouldn't have tanks crossing a border in Europe today. I say "Hitler" not just to shock people, but to remind them that in this parallel it's still the 1930s. We must act before it's the 40s. And yes, as for who is more dangerous in any objective sense it has to be Putin. He can destroy the world at will due to nuclear arsenal. But Putin having nukes doesn't mean surrendering whatever he wants. It means finding a way to stop him before he is ready to use them. The USSR didn't threaten nuclear war every time US & West blocked its ambitions. They knew Western leaders wouldn't be blackmailed. Today? "Putin vs USSR" not the key. The critical difference is between the fractured & timid West today & the unified free world of the Cold War.
I'm shocked, shocked I tell you!Well, the cats is finally all the way out of the bag. Russians are finally admitting thatthe Russian military has been behind the fighting in Eastern Ukraine. Their people, their equipment and their officers.
https://news.vice.com/article/russi...p-pretending-they-are-not-fighting-in-ukraine