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Who will contain a Putin keen on expanding Russia?

In 2001, President George W Bush “looked into Putin’s eyes and saw his soul.” The man known simply as “W” saw a “very straightforward and trustworthy” man. But then again it was the same Mr Bush who saw weapons of mass destruction in Iraq where there were none. So, one should’ve taken Mr Bush’s declarations with pinch of salt. What we do know now is that Mr Bush was dead wrong a gazillion times.

President Vladimir Putin of Russia has turned out to be a cannibal against smaller states contiguous to the Russian Bear. Beware if you live in the former Soviet Union because he may have you for dinner. Not since Adolf Hitler has Europe seen such an imperialist.

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