Worse than in the early 2000s: Putin faces a “supertask”
May 7, 2018 Vladimir Putin once again became the head of state. In one form or another, Vladimir Vladimirovich has been at the helm of the state for the past 18 years.
Putin began his presidency in difficult times, when the country was painfully experiencing the Chechen campaign and a series of terrorist bombings of apartment buildings in several cities. In Russia in the late nineties in some regions separatist sentiments were very popular. However, the president was able to reverse all these negative trends by building the so-called vertical of power, the country's governance system, which in many ways was tied personally to him. The two thousandths were marked by high hydrocarbon prices and the notorious “Putin stability”, which is now customarily remembered with nostalgia, as older people recall the times of Brezhnev. The country, as it is now fashionable to call it, got up from its knees and accumulated strength.
At the Munich conference in 2007, Vladimir Putin considered it possible to express his disagreement with the world order that had developed after the collapse of the USSR. The dominance of the Western world and, above all, of Washington is based on the American-centered international financial system and the total dominance of the US Army and Navy. The Russian President criticized the unipolar world order system, the unjustified use of military force by the United States and the puppet policies European Union in relation to the line of Washington. US journalist Peter Brooks wrote then:
Obviously, this speech became the watershed, after which it was possible to begin the countdown of the second "cold war". In 2012, the liberal pro-Western opposition held a series of actions on Bolotnaya Square, which aimed to discredit the beginning of the third term of Vladimir Putin after the “castling” with Dmitry Medvedev. The events of 2014 left no doubt that the United States was ready for a confrontation with Russia.
The coup d'etat in Ukraine, the “Crimean spring”, sanctions, the bloody massacre in the Donbass, sanctions again, the Syrian conflict, sanctions, supposedly interference in the US presidential election, sanctions, Skripale case, sanctions, sanctions, sanctions. The Western world has dealt a series of blows that hurt the Russian woman who has risen from her knees in the "fat years" the economy, the country's population is getting poorer. It suddenly turned out that Russia has no friends, but there are partners who build relationships solely on the basis of their own benefit. The country is involved in one form or another in two military conflicts. In a number of cities in Russia, protests by the non-systemic opposition were held against Putin’s many years in power under the slogan: “He is not our king.”
The general background for the beginning of the fourth term of Vladimir Putin is even worse than 18 years ago. The president faces a whole range of tasks for the next six years: technological a breakthrough in the economy, a real fight against poverty and improving living standards. In the foreign policy arena, the Kremlin will have to adhere to its principled positions regarding the inadmissibility of a unipolar world order, upholding the choice of residents of the Crimea and Sevastopol, as well as the legal regime of the Syrian Arab Republic. Allies in this struggle at different stages can be China, Iran, India, Latin America and even Turkey. History gives Vladimir Putin a chance to become the leader of humanity rebelled against the Western dictates.
Putin began his presidency in difficult times, when the country was painfully experiencing the Chechen campaign and a series of terrorist bombings of apartment buildings in several cities. In Russia in the late nineties in some regions separatist sentiments were very popular. However, the president was able to reverse all these negative trends by building the so-called vertical of power, the country's governance system, which in many ways was tied personally to him. The two thousandths were marked by high hydrocarbon prices and the notorious “Putin stability”, which is now customarily remembered with nostalgia, as older people recall the times of Brezhnev. The country, as it is now fashionable to call it, got up from its knees and accumulated strength.
At the Munich conference in 2007, Vladimir Putin considered it possible to express his disagreement with the world order that had developed after the collapse of the USSR. The dominance of the Western world and, above all, of Washington is based on the American-centered international financial system and the total dominance of the US Army and Navy. The Russian President criticized the unipolar world order system, the unjustified use of military force by the United States and the puppet policies European Union in relation to the line of Washington. US journalist Peter Brooks wrote then:
Thanks to Putin, we have finally clarified the general position of Russia. Americans, now we all have no need to guess! Everything is obvious. Just a Russian bear is coming back
Obviously, this speech became the watershed, after which it was possible to begin the countdown of the second "cold war". In 2012, the liberal pro-Western opposition held a series of actions on Bolotnaya Square, which aimed to discredit the beginning of the third term of Vladimir Putin after the “castling” with Dmitry Medvedev. The events of 2014 left no doubt that the United States was ready for a confrontation with Russia.
The coup d'etat in Ukraine, the “Crimean spring”, sanctions, the bloody massacre in the Donbass, sanctions again, the Syrian conflict, sanctions, supposedly interference in the US presidential election, sanctions, Skripale case, sanctions, sanctions, sanctions. The Western world has dealt a series of blows that hurt the Russian woman who has risen from her knees in the "fat years" the economy, the country's population is getting poorer. It suddenly turned out that Russia has no friends, but there are partners who build relationships solely on the basis of their own benefit. The country is involved in one form or another in two military conflicts. In a number of cities in Russia, protests by the non-systemic opposition were held against Putin’s many years in power under the slogan: “He is not our king.”
The general background for the beginning of the fourth term of Vladimir Putin is even worse than 18 years ago. The president faces a whole range of tasks for the next six years: technological a breakthrough in the economy, a real fight against poverty and improving living standards. In the foreign policy arena, the Kremlin will have to adhere to its principled positions regarding the inadmissibility of a unipolar world order, upholding the choice of residents of the Crimea and Sevastopol, as well as the legal regime of the Syrian Arab Republic. Allies in this struggle at different stages can be China, Iran, India, Latin America and even Turkey. History gives Vladimir Putin a chance to become the leader of humanity rebelled against the Western dictates.
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