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| − | Zhirinovsky has called for [[Alaska]] to be taken by force and believes this would put the rest of America 'at gunpoint'.<ref> | + | Zhirinovsky has called for [[Alaska]] to be taken by force and believes this would put the rest of America 'at gunpoint'.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4375868/Russian-nationalists-want-Alaska-Moscow-s-hands.html</ref> In 2008, Zhirinovsky suggested dropping nuclear bombs over the [[Atlantic Ocean]] in an effort to flood [[Britain]].<ref>http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,538403,00.html</ref> In April 2017, Zhirinovsky announced he will raise a glass of champagne for the resignation of [[Donald Trump]], should the actions of the US president take him to impeachment.<ref>http://www.pravdareport.com/news/world/americas/12-04-2017/137468-zhirinovsky_trump-0/</ref> |
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Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsk (Russian:Влади́мир Во́льфович Жирино́вский, born 25 April 1946 in Almaty) is a Russian politician, he is the current leader and co-founder of the nationalist party Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, which he led since 1989.
Zhirinovsky was born in Almaty in the Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union, and has the rank Colonel in the Red Army in the 1960s.
Zhirinovsky is a member of the State Duma, the Russian parliament, where he was Vice Chairman from 2000 till 2011, as same with other political leaders in the Duma, Zhirinovsky had good ties with President Vladimir Putin. He is described as a populist with extreme nationalist views.
Political views
Zhirinovsky has called for Alaska to be taken by force and believes this would put the rest of America 'at gunpoint'.[1] In 2008, Zhirinovsky suggested dropping nuclear bombs over the Atlantic Ocean in an effort to flood Britain.[2] In April 2017, Zhirinovsky announced he will raise a glass of champagne for the resignation of Donald Trump, should the actions of the US president take him to impeachment.[3]