Russian media reports IDF spokeswoman Anna Ukolova threatens Russian authorities to be killed if they take anti-Israel position in the war. She said that Israel controls all web-cameras in Russia and could hit easily whoever it wants including Putin.

https://t.me/presstv/180156

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        I’m honestly shocked if Putin the Pragmatist allowed cameras controllable by Israel be installed. What was he thinking?!

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          It’s more that their tech industry is just filthy with western influence. If people only get the one-sided view of new Stalin statues without noticing the new Alexander Solzhenitsyn museum, a lot is missed, which is why getting bogged down with the Putin is Hitler stuff gets so tiresome. He’s more like Gaddafi or something lol

          Yandex & Telegram are good examples. People misunderstand why Russia still has structural links to Israel. Huge Russian population there + Mexicanification of the nation post-USSR. They’re moving away from them and Europe but far, far too late.

          I view Putin as a mnemonic history and law guy. He makes decisions based off a kind of political sentimentalism. He’s been forced into a situation where imperialism is the primary political issue in Russia and the idea of rapproachment with the west has become untenable

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            I view Putin as a mnemonic history and law guy. He makes decisions based off a kind of political sentimentalism. He’s been forced into a situation where imperialism is the primary political issue in Russia and the idea of rapproachment with the west has become untenable

            I want this to be untrue, but the deep sadness it stirs within suggests otherwise.

            Gaddafi? I need to think about that.

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              Don’t let me oversell it, but I’m afraid he’s gone as far as to compare Israel’s “struggle with terrorism” to Chechnya. This is insane. It would be impossible from a structural view that perceives ISIS and Israel’s deep links and how that affected the crisis in Chechnya. It only makes sense when you’re gluing words together. Ukraine has definitely changed things. They need to let me on those Russian interview shows. The western MSM but not me sir? SIR!?

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                Holy guacamole! He’s been working too long. He needs to retire to his very nice mansion and enjoy gardening or something.

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                  Part of the issue is he’s a super literate guy and can clearly talk people to death about anything. He has deep #ballknowledge and sees the failure of the Soviet mode of production as the failure of communism, difficult to convince (so send me in, no probemo). Assad was giving speeches about a perfect Baathist mix of communism and capitalism weeks before ISIS took the country. Lesson in that for everyone who thinks there is more utility in working with Europe than China, and every (far worse than Assad who was a chill guy just TOO chill imo) third world comprador state that thinks reinforcing imperialism gives them security. Buddy they don’t even let Singapore and RoK have security

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                    Has he considered the Chinese model of production? What is the issue?

                    Imagining you at tea or dinner talking with Putin is at once intriguing and entertaining. If anyone could convince him socialism is a viable path forward, it would be you, assuming you didn’t get exasperated and lose your temper.