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World History

Eyeball_Kid

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5. No allies. Russia is a pariah state for as long as it's run by Putin.

Reply to Scrivener7 (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 08:58 PM

Feb 2022

Now, with Putin as head of Russia, it will never be considered one of the community of economically advanced nations. Putin put an end to international comity. Abject evil is not a selling point.

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Could Putin have made an incredible mistake that changes World History? [View all] Stuart G Feb 2022 OP

If not we're all screwed. dem4decades Feb 2022 #1

He has gone from crafty operator to dead man walking BeyondGeography Feb 2022 #2

I agree with you ..."Dead Man Walking"...but that will take some time to happen. Stuart G Feb 2022 #4

We'll see BeyondGeography Feb 2022 #8

I think he did. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #3

No allies. Russia is a pariah state for as long as it's run by Putin. Eyeball_Kid Feb 2022 #5

If we're all alive a year from now, yeah. C_U_L8R Feb 2022 #6

I too think he made a major mistake for any number of reasons. Tomconroy Feb 2022 #7

If you told me 24 hours ago that there would be hope today, based on today's events bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #9

The Russian military will have to kill people in Ukraine. If they won't, it could be all over. Stuart G Feb 2022 #10

There is "HOPE"....Today is March 3rd..Consider the Events OF The Last Week Stuart G Mar 2022 #11