As you can see, the writer who evidently is a Ukrainian is not fond of Putin.
Putin in Syria is just like Putin in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a presidential council meeting on Thursday in Moscow. Yuri Kochetkov The Associated Press
BY LEONID BERSHIDSKY
Bloomberg View
Even before Russia started bombing targets in Syria, it should have been clear to all involved that its actions would follow the pattern President Vladimir Putin set in Ukraine.
He will be indiscriminately ruthless in making sure his allies achieve territorial gains to improve their negotiating position, and his diplomacy and propaganda machine will do its best to erect a smokescreen around his true plans and actions.
On Wednesday, the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia’s parliament, gave Putin permission to use troops overseas, an obligatory procedure under Russian law.
That’s also how the Crimea annexation began in March 2014, but there’s a striking difference between the two Federation Council resolutions.
Last year’s specifically permitted Putin to use the Russian military in Ukraine. Wednesday’s document is a blanket one.
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Putin in Syria is just like Putin in Ukraine
Putin in Syria is just like Putin in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a presidential council meeting on Thursday in Moscow. Yuri Kochetkov The Associated Press
BY LEONID BERSHIDSKY
Bloomberg View
Even before Russia started bombing targets in Syria, it should have been clear to all involved that its actions would follow the pattern President Vladimir Putin set in Ukraine.
He will be indiscriminately ruthless in making sure his allies achieve territorial gains to improve their negotiating position, and his diplomacy and propaganda machine will do its best to erect a smokescreen around his true plans and actions.
On Wednesday, the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia’s parliament, gave Putin permission to use troops overseas, an obligatory procedure under Russian law.
That’s also how the Crimea annexation began in March 2014, but there’s a striking difference between the two Federation Council resolutions.
Last year’s specifically permitted Putin to use the Russian military in Ukraine. Wednesday’s document is a blanket one.
Read more here:
Putin in Syria is just like Putin in Ukraine