The head of the European Union, Barosso met with Prime Minister Putin these past few days in a trade summit meeting. Barosso went off topic quickly. Rather than discuss trade on the agenda, Barosso aggressively went after Putin about human rights inside the new Russia.
When Barosso pressed he stated that he had discussions on human rights with President of Russia, Medvedev, Putin paused a moment. His chilling reply, “Medvedev is not here to respond.”
Before Putin became an official politician, he was the head of the infamous KGB. He was also a KGB field agent inside free Europe and East Germany for over 15 years. Putin knows what buttons to push.
The picture of Putin in emotional response to Barosso is included today. I showed an ex-patriot Russian this photo. The thousand word translation isn't necessary.
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Contrary to first, second and third impressions, it turns out Russians are a very flexible people. In just a couple of years, they managed to go from a Communist dictatorship to a Capitalist dictatorship, without hardly blinking.
The Americans, on the other hand, managed to go from a Capitalist kleptocracy to a Communist kleptocracy in just a couple of days. Americans aren't so flexible. They're still blinking.
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