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From terrorist attacks to submarine disasters, Russia’s longtime leader has shown to be vulnerable in the face of crises.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/pw0Kv

SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheconversation.com%2Ffrom-kursk-to-kursk-putins-attempt-to-project-an-image-as-russias-protector-has-been-punctured-throughout-his-25-years-in-power-237105

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Putin first got the presidency by bombing apartments in 1999, anyone mistaking him for a protector is a fool.. but there are many such people in Russia. Politically innert people.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Funny... either Putin is a coldblooded calculating master manipulator or a bumbling incompetent stumbling through one embarrassment to the next. I guess it just depends on which day of the week it is.