Whether we believe Putin or not we can’t ignore what he says. Whether or not he’s lying to the Russian people in the public addresses that he frequently gives and whether or not he’s lying to the world he has been consistent in his stated goals. He’s a Russian and all Russians, including Ukrainians, are liars until proven otherwise. He’s a ex-KGB agent and a patriot of Russia so I wouldn’t trust that SOB for anything BUT that does NOT mean that his stated goals are lies. If his actions in support of those goals are evidence then I’d be inclined to take him seriously. I think that we ignore him at our peril.
This clip was posted earlier on another thread by a different poster and while I rarely click on Twitter links but I thought this clip of a speech Putin gave a couple months ago was insightful…..
