Now
more than ever, the world is watching what Vladimir Putin has to say.
But his words sometimes have only a casual relationship with reality.
The true meaning of the Russian president lies beneath the surface. So
when Putin held his annual call-in...
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Is World War 3 closer than some Americans might think? Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, gave a public speech this week in which he blamed the U.S. for problems in the Ukraine as well as terrorism in the Middle East. BBC News
reports this Saturday, October 25, 2014, that political activist and
world chess champion Garry Kasparov recently called Putin a serious
“threat,” underscoring him as the key figure interested in drawing a new
map towards Ukrainian territory.
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In a speech that some listeners called the closest throwback to the Cold War
in modern times, Vladimir Putin announced that Russia is not to blame
for current global issues, and that it is the US responsible for trying
to selfishly “remake the world.” The possibility of a World War 3 may
seem far-fetched, but the Russian leader had no hesitation earlier this
month to remind people everywhere that the Eurasian country has nuclear weapons — and the power to use them effectively.
With Ukraine electing a new parliament this weekend, Vladimir Putin
hosted a press conference this Friday afternoon, calling Western
territories the problem for urging Ukraine into its current state of
war. The political figure went on to say that the US nation is to blame
for Russia’s support of separatists following the toppling of Ukraine’s
former president, Viktor Yanukovych, in early 2014. Yet some are saying
that it is in fact Putin causing strife in the area.
One of these activists, Garry Kasparov, shared in an interview
recently with BBC that he views Putin as a “bigger threat than IS (the
Islamic State).” The political activist went on to note that the
leader’s claim to power necessitates an image of absolute influence and
control, adding that he is the one who seems intent on redrawing a new
Ukrainian map. Kasparov has been very clear in his views of Putin as a
national dictator, intent on maintaining power for the rest of his life.
According to the Epoch Times
this afternoon, Vladimir Putin’s speech this weekend was nothing short
of a “diatribe” that could be seen as eerily evocative of Cold War
times. Is this a sign of World War 3 in the near future? Perhaps not,
but it does seem to be a sign of escalating tensions between Russia and
the U.S. nation. Putin highlighted the West as a source for strains in
the Ukraine and recurrent Islamic terrorist in Eastern regions.
“We did not start this,” Putin stated, citing the U.S. as
attempting to “remake the whole world” with only its personal interest
in mind.” A Reuters report called the foreign figure’s speech a
veritable “40-minute diatribe against the West that was reminiscent of
the Cold War and underlined the depth of the rift between Moscow and the
West, Putin also denied trying to rebuild the Soviet empire at the
expense of Russia’s neighbors.”
Vladimir Putin was also quick to shut down any ongoing claims of
Russia attempting to create an “empire” of power. He rejected that the
Eurasian country was trying to intrude or trespass upon the rights (and
territory) of its neighboring lands.
“Statements that Russia is trying to reinstate some sort
of empire, that it is encroaching on the sovereignty of its neighbors,
are groundless,” the former KGB spy asserted. “The exceptionalism of the
United States, the way they implement their leadership, is it really a
benefit? And their worldwide intervention brings peace and stability,
progress and peak of democracy? Maybe we should relax and enjoy this
splendour? No!” he concluded.
The press release did acknowledge that Putin did not answer all
questions entirely. When questioned by one reporter from the UK about
Russia maintaining the war like conflict in eastern Ukraine by keeping
active Russian troops present there, Putin refused to reply. Fears of an
impending World War 3 were also brought about earlier this week when a Russian spy plane was discovered
to have entered Baltic Sea territories without permission. NATO was
swift to intercept the rogue aircraft, but the foreign ambassador only
said that the flight was part of a routine training mission, and did not
intend nor actively infiltrate Estonia’s restricted airspace.
“Once identification was successful, the intercept mission was
completed and the two Hornets returned to their base,” a NATO report
revealed. Apparently, at least one other Russian aircraft was also
traced earlier in the week. Vladimir Putin concluded his speech by
discussing Kiev and ongoing fights with pro-Russian forces.
“We don’t see a desire from our partners in Kiev... to
solve the problem of relations with the south-east of the country
through a political process, with talks,” said Putin. “We always see one
and the same thing in different manifestations: to suppress by force …
Russia is everything to me, that is definitely a fact. I could not
imagine myself separated from Russia for a single second.”
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 we thought that was the end of that ideology. However, it appears that to Putin it is still alive in his heart. IF he backs up his dream with nuclear Weapons or Ebola, does it matter whether the Soviet Union Collapsed of it's own weight in 1991 or not?
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