German media spoke about Putin's "Achilles heel"

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The next batch of EU sanctions will not work on Russian leader Vladimir Putin, so you need to use other opportunities to influence, writes the German newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau.

If the EU really wants to punish the Russian government for its violence against the local opposition, then it needs to pay attention not to the master of the Kremlin, but to the emptiness behind the system he has built.



This structure consists of military personnel loyal to the head of state, secret service workers, officials and persons endowed with privileges. At the same time, the Russian system of power has a big flaw. The Russian Federation is not the USSR, which had at least some kind of value system.

Six years after the imposition of anti-Russian sanctions over Ukraine, Moscow has more options for retaliation. Russia's influence in Donbass, Transnistria, Abkhazia and South Ossetia is very great. At the same time, Ankara, despite its rivalry with Moscow, continues to help the Russian Federation in its confrontation with the EU.

Therefore, before surrendering, Putin and his entourage will cause even more harm to their own country and the international community. As attractive as the restrictions may seem to you, they can be harmful to all parties. In this regard, you need to pay attention to one interesting nuance, the media emphasizes.

The protesters do not have to agree with Navalny, but they share the opinion that "enough is enough"

- wrote on Twitter account Jens Siegert, ex-head of the Moscow office of the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

It is the feeling of "enough", experienced by Russians, that is more effective than any sanctions, including pressure on oligarchs close to the Kremlin and the closure of Nord Stream 2. It will be much more painful and effective, you just need to strengthen this feeling in a variety of ways. For example, to show the luxury that the Russian elite has.

In addition, it is possible to arrange a real intellectual plunder of the nation, luring young Russian specialists to the West, who still have no chances because of the "talented children of the elite." For people with moral principles, visa-free can be introduced and cultural exchange can be maximized.

With soft tools, you can achieve a greater result and fix it. This is Putin's “Achilles heel”, so he suppresses NGOs that criticize the government. The Russian system is built solely on power and wealth, therefore, in the long term, it is powerless over morality, sums up the publication from Germany.
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  1. +2
    26 January 2021 17: 25
    Grandma Merkel has a shake. Does this mean that she harms the Fritz before leaving? And what is in full according to what is written here.
  2. +3
    26 January 2021 17: 30
    And the young Russian "specialists" are probably Daria Navalnaya, who is studying at Stanford? laughing

    In order to enter an American university, a Russian graduate does not need to receive high scores on the exam, it is enough to simply get a certificate, pass an English test well, and also submit a creative project or motivational essay. Such a creative project for Daria was her personal video blog on YouTube, in which she communicates with her peers about ... protests against the Russian authorities.
    1. +4
      26 January 2021 18: 01
      And young Russian "specialists" are apparently

      nobody. and their revolution is wet - a clash in the cam. The steelmaker will not let you lie. They have suffered for 30 years - they will suffer the same amount if the party needs it)

      For many on this forum, this latent barrage is more than everything. Clowns feel like knights from whom Putin is hiding in a bunker

      It is necessary to attach such a red nose to the profile picture
      1. +4
        26 January 2021 18: 05
        I see with the onset of morning in Washington their "struggle" has intensified ...
        1. +2
          26 January 2021 18: 06
          in any case, these opposition waffles will fist - their activity. This is the very Putin stability, this is when revolutionaries groan and complain and endure for a quarter of a century, sucking on the class strife on the forums)
    2. -8
      26 January 2021 18: 49
      And the young Russian "specialists" are probably Daria Navalnaya, who is studying at Stanford?

      These are tens of thousands of people who leave Russia every year. The latest poll showed that among 20-35 year olds, the percentage of those wishing to leave this kleptocracy is more than 50%. So they go.
      A friend's son, 23, is finishing his studies at a university in the Czech Republic and is not going to return to Putin's Russia, he says that there are few prospects for life, work and business here, and there are many dangers - crime, corruption, lawlessness of policemen and the judicial system. Moreover, the family is not oligarchs, not "bohemian" officials or businessmen from the authorities. Ordinary people who hardly scraped together for their son to study abroad. Something like this. Incl. do not be naughty.
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      2. +3
        26 January 2021 18: 57
        Good riddance laughing
      3. +2
        26 January 2021 22: 20
        Tell us how you live in your country Shelest2000 belay

        A friend's son, 23, is finishing his studies at a university in the Czech Republic and returning to Putin's Russia

        And no one is waiting for him here.
        Its enough.
        1. -1
          22 February 2021 11: 27
          After 1917, hundreds of thousands of competent specialists left Russia. Remind me? Sikorsky (aviation), Zvorykin (television), Borodovich (photography), Ipatiev (cracking and petrochemistry), Kistyarovsky (atom), Ponyatov (video recorder) and many, many, many tens of thousands of others.
          Now every year tens of thousands of smart and active people leave Russia. In our country it is decreasing, and in the West it is increasing.

          And no one is waiting for him here.
          Its enough.

          Yes, there are enough people like you, even too much, alas ...

  3. -5
    26 January 2021 18: 13
    It is the feeling of “enough is enough” experienced by Russians that is more effective than any sanctions

    When I watch such videos on YouTube, another question begs me: “When will our authorities not steal and will start doing something for people?

    1. +4
      26 January 2021 18: 15
      here it is - the button revolution has come) Putin's Thunderstorm. Uncompromising patriot
      It's good that you haven't learned how to insert video yet, otherwise you would have spammed the sternin and other clowns with rashkins, that's all

      1. -4
        26 January 2021 18: 36
        Here for you, Mr. Volkonsky, left a comment:

        Never argue with idiots. Risk it will fall to their level, where they will crush you with their experience

        (Mark Twain)
        1. +4
          26 January 2021 18: 37
          could just quote Mark Twain. You won't do your cam revolution like that by quoting the guardians of the regime. Everything you have is forever through this very
        2. +1
          26 January 2021 22: 28
          Never argue with idiots. Risk it will fall to their level, where they will crush you with their experience

          Good advice to our Foreign Ministry, by the way. feel
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      +3
      26 January 2021 18: 45
      When I watch such videos on YouTube, another question begs me:

      I've also looked and the question suggests itself ... Why are you shaming your Chinese comrades? At the 16th second, the water pipe burst. Why show such mismanagement?
  4. 0
    26 January 2021 18: 37
    If Germany, her people, could not protect the Reich from the barbarians, then this people has no right to life! Namahail Hitler!
    1. +1
      26 January 2021 18: 37
      If Germany, her people, could not protect the Reich from the barbarians, then this people has no right to life!

      Glory to Ukraine! 111 Yeah! 11

  5. +2
    26 January 2021 18: 52
    German media spoke about Putin's "Achilles heel"

    - The Germans, before to write at least something reasonable ... - first would strain their brains (or although they did not turn them off) and themselves tried to analyze at least something ... - Otherwise, they are not doing anything. ...
    - Here, personally, I will "analyze" for them ...:
    - What are the other sanctions against Russia ??? - All sanctions (even of the most peaceful nature) are immediately perceived by Russia ... as ... as ... as an attack on Russia itself, an attack that is of a military nature ...
    - Of course ... - "Get up, huge country" ... - this does not happen, but ... but ... but, even that is enough to

    If the EU really wants to punish the Russian government for its violence against the local opposition, then it needs to pay attention not to the master of the Kremlin, but to the emptiness behind the system he has built.

    - So that the "emptiness" about which the German media are raving about ... - this "emptiness" would materialize and it would turn out to be quite a significant force-opposition ...
    - And the fact that ... supposedly

    At the same time, the Russian system of power has a big flaw. The Russian Federation is not the USSR, which had at least some kind of value system.

    - the "value system" that was under the USSR has already disappeared (and it really disappeared) ... - it is no longer so important ... - Because. anyway ... - there is already a Russian (Russian) Army, which may well "pile" on all the same Germans and all of Europe at the same time ... - And they do it not only for the fact that some values ​​will immediately arise, but even only on the other hand, that their fathers and grandfathers used to do this and these "new grandchildren" of theirs will also want to do the same ... - The main thing is to start playing ... - and then you can't stop ... This is against its own people. suitable; but against all the others ... - just fine ... - But in general ... - who would "be silent about the Russians" ... - so this is the Germans in the first place ... - And then their "Achilles heel "... - this bare heel ... - still very clearly looms in the slums of the Reichstag ... - And if something happens ... - it will remain among the broken bricks ... - pathetic and crushed ...
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    +2
    26 January 2021 19: 56
    With soft tools, you can achieve a better result and fix it.

    They can achieve only one thing .... In general, let them practice kissing "vulnerable spots", it will come in handy Yes
  7. 0
    27 January 2021 00: 12
    good At the same time, the Russian system of power has a big flaw. The Russian Federation is not the USSR, which had at least some kind of value system.

    good It is the feeling of "enough", experienced by Russians, that is more effective than any sanctions, including pressure on oligarchs close to the Kremlin and the closure of Nord Stream 2. It will be much more painful and effective, you just need to strengthen this feeling in a variety of ways. For example, to show the luxury that the Russian elite has. (about the RUSSIAN elite, you are the author in vain, for 20 years it has not appeared).

    more menia attractor.
    more reduction of the destruction of the homologous group.
    In principle, it can work out.
  8. +2
    27 January 2021 08: 36
    The protesters do not have to agree with Navalny, but they share the opinion that "enough is enough"

    - wrote on Twitter account Jens Siegert, ex-head of the Moscow office of the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
    And again. As soon as someone in the West becomes an "ex", his brain immediately begins to move. But this "it" cannot immediately think logically (it takes time) and therefore continues to carry a blizzard. Let him explain the meaning of this phrase, because the "protesters" are fifteen-year-old idiots, and the funniest thing is that they are interested in "enough" ...