The war in Ukraine is no longer only about Ukraine. The conflict has transformed Russia. This increasingly is what European leaders and diplomats believe: that Vladimir Putin and his security establishment have used the fog of war in Ukraine to shroud the final establishment of his brittle imperialist dictatorship in Moscow, writes Ben Judah. The darkness is now engulfing Russia & there doesnt seem to be any alternative to brutal dictatorship at home as long as Vladimir Putin is in power, which will be for life, unfortunately. There is no real military option here, but there are at least small things we can do for the Russian people & esp. for LGBT Russians as well as Ukrainians who are the victims of Putins revanchist imperialism; one of the most important is to continue to shine a light on Putins brutal regime & its many crimes against humanity; that much we owe the Russian people... politico/magazine/story/2014/10/vladimir-putins-coup-112025.html#ixzz3GjTtdqbE
Posted on: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 00:14:32 +0000
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