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'''Dr. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, J.D., Ph.D.''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Владимир Владимирович Путин) (born October 7, 1952) affectionately known as '''Uncle Vova''', {{fact}} is the [[Christian]] socially [[conservative]] statesman and president of the [[Russian Federation]], <ref>[https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/how-russia-became-a-leader-of-the-worldwide-christian-right-214755/ How Russia Became the Leader of the Global Christian Right], By CASEY MICHEL, ''[[Politico]]'', February 09, 2017. politico.com</ref> a position he has held since 2012, {{fact}} after serving as prime minister since May 8, 2008, {{fact}} and previously serving as [[president]] since December 31, 1999<ref>[[Boris Yeltsin]] resigned from the presidency on that day, and Putin was later elected president by 54% of the electorate on March 26, 2000.</ref> Putin holds a law degree where he specialized in international trade<ref>https://www.forexlive.com/news/a-little-known-but-scary-fact-about-vladimir-putin-20220920/</ref> and a doctorate in [[economics]] focusing on energy and particularly the field of oil and gas.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250171761_The_Putin_Thesis_and_Russian_Energy_Policy</ref> Long targeted In keeping with the axiom that governments derive their just powers by [[globalism|globalists]]the consent of the governed, Putin was announced his candidacy for re-election as President of the subject Russian Federation in December 2023. In Russia, where the President is directly elected by the people, Putin enjoyed an 80% approval rating for his handling of a controversial the economy and scandalous the [[International Criminal Courtforeign policy]] arrest warrant issued by it aggression of the Western powers and the United States in March 2023Ukraine which began in 2014.<ref>[https://www.wndforbes.com/2023sites/dereksaul/2022/03/international31/putins-criminaldomestic-courtapproval-hitsrating-putinreaches-arresthighest-warrantlevel-in-five-years/?utm_source=izooto&utm_mediumsh=push_notification&utm_campaign=ICC_hits_Putin_with_arrest_warrant7b162a283694 Putin’s Domestic Approval Rating Reaches Highest Level In Five Years], Derek Saul, ''[[Forbes]], Mar 31, 2022. forbes.com</ref> The legitimacy of the International Criminal Court <ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putins-approval-rating-soars-since-he-sent-troops-into-ukraine-state-pollster-2022-04-08/ Putin's approval rating soars since he sent troops into Ukraine, state pollster reports], By Peter Hobson, ''[[Reuters]]'', April 8, 2022. reuters.com</ref><ref>[https://www.statista.com/statistics/896181/putin-approval-rating-russia/ Vladimir Putin's approval rating in Russia monthly 1999-2023], Published by law is not recognized by the United States and several of its alliesStatista Research Department, Oct 27, 2023.statista.com</ref>
Vladimir Putin has been accused of running the Russian Federation 's decision in February 2022 to intervene in much the same manner as [[Bill ClintonDonbas war|Ukraine civil conflict]] and followed the precedents set by the [[Hillary ClintonObama]] have been criticized for running the state era doctrine of ''Responsibility to Protect'' or R2P articulated by UN ambassador [[ArkansasSamantha Power]] during the 2011 [[Libyan war]] and sanctioned by [[UN Security Council]] Resolution 1973, the [[United StatesBill Clinton|Clinton]] government - taking money from bombing of [[corruptSerbia]] in 1998 to carve out the separatist province of [[oligarchKosovo]]s and eliminating political opponents , and the [[journalistBush Doctrine]]s. Like of preventative war to protect civilians of the [[Joe BidenDonbas]], Putin has been criticized for using . The Donbas region had endured eight years of atrocities by the U.S.-backed [[law enforcementMaidan coup|Maidan regime]] , which was preparing a large scale military action against Russian-speaking civilians in early 2022.<ref>https://www.anews.com.tr/world/2021/12/01/russia-ukraine-has-deployed-half-of-its-army-to harass political opponents-donbass-conflict-zone</ref> Article 51 of the United Nations Charter allows for collective security arrangements.
Vladimir Putin's decision in February 2022 to commit troops to the A baptized [[UkraineRussian Orthodox]] was precedented by [[Christian]] who quotes the [[Bush DoctrineBible]] of preventative war, <ref>https://www.libertynation.com/why-vladimir-putin-quotes-the UN-sanctioned doctrine of R2P bible/ (Responsibility to Protect), as articulated by analyzing with skepticism Putin's quote of [[Samantha PowerScriptures]] during ).</ref> Putin leads the 2011 increasingly [[Libyan warconservative]] and Russia against the 1998 Clinon incursion into [[Kosovohomosexual agenda]], to protect civilians in the [[Donbastransgenderism]] region who had endured eight years of atrocities by , and towards the U.S.[[pro-backed life]] side. [[Maidan coup|Maidan regimeAbortion]] which was preparing a large scale military action against Russian-speaking civilians and other [[leftist]] values had virtually wiped out natural population growth in early 2022[[Soviet]] times,<ref>https://wwwand left an indelible scar on [[culture]].anews Liberals criticize Putin and [[Russia]] because they disagree with him on social issues.com.tr/world/2021/12/01/russia-ukraine-Putin has-deployed-half-of-its-army-to-donbass-conflict-zone</ref> also criticized liberal values as "against nature" and Article 51 out of the United Nations Charter which allows for collective security arrangementstouch with a more traditional population. According to the Biden regimeOn July 24, Vladimir 2023 President Putin sabotaged the production of baby milk formula in sign a law passed by the Russian State Duma banning [[United Statessex change]] in 2021medical procedures and so-called "gender affirming care". The law passed unanimously by Russia's democratically elected parliament also bans hormone treatment, prohibits people who have changed their gender marker on official documents from adopting children, more than year in advance of the US and EU imposed [[Russian sanctions]]allows spouses of people who have changed their gender marker to have their marriages annulled.<ref>https://wwwnovayagazeta.dailykos.comeu/storiesarticles/20222023/507/14/209791424/putin-signs-Alllaw-roadsbanning-leadsex-tochange-Putinin-even-if-baby-formula-might-be-more-importantrussia-thanen-bombsnews</ref>
Despite Western [[propaganda]] and [[CIA]]/[[National Endowment for Democracy]]/[[Open Society]] meddling in the internal affairs of Russia with calls for an uprising to overthrow Vladimir Putin, more than 1 million people turned out in the streets of [[Moscow]] for the 2022 [[Victory Day]] celebrations of the Immortal Regiment for which Vladimir Putin was the featured honored speaker.<ref>https://videopress.com/v/KnJnf4eu</ref> The [[Islamophobic]] racist and CIA puppet, [[Alexander Navalny]] has about 0.5% name recognition inside Russia, despite US and Western propaganda that he could be an alternative stooge president of Russia controlled by [[the West]]. Navalny has since been convicted of acting as an agent of a foreign power. Putin had increased Russia's stature in international affairs despite its underrated economic position.<ref>Seib, Gerald F. (May 6, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/putin-punches-above-his-weight-11557150000 Putin Punches Above His Weight]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved May 7, 2019.</ref> As a result of the economic sanctions leveled against Putin, he was booted out of the [[World Economic Forum]].<ref>https://twitter.com/teddyfenton1/status/1498792512772784128|</ref> As of March 2022 however, Putin still maintained a [[Twitter]] account, although not very often used. According to Kremlin press spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Putin considers it dishonest to allow staff and media consultants to script Twitter messages in his name.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2022/03/04/after-banning-trump-for-denouncing-violence-twitter-lets-putin-keep-his-account/</ref> A baptized Russian Orthodox [[Christian]] who quotes the [[Bible]],<ref>https://www.libertynation.com/why-vladimir-putin-quotes-the-bible/ (analyzing with skepticism Putin's quote of [[Scriptures]]).</ref> Putin leads the increasingly [[conservative]] Russia against the [[homosexual agenda]], [[transgenderism]], and towards the [[pro-life]] side. [[Abortion]] and other [[leftist]] values had virtually wiped out natural population growth in [[Soviet]] times, and left an indelible scar on [[culture]]. Liberals criticize Putin and [[Russia]] because they disagree with him on social issues. [[Obama]] even refused to attend the Winter Olympic games held in Russia in 2014. Putin has also criticized liberal values as "against nature" and out of touch with a more traditional population. While President Putin continues his pro-Christian, anti-globalist policies, mainstream media would rather praise Ukrainian war criminal Zelensky than him. <ref>Multiple references:
*Isachenkov, Vladimir (June 29, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/401b6cfd5b9c4a619851196410bc5814 Putin says liberalism ‘eating itself,’ migrant influx wrong]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
*Calicchio, Dom (June 28, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/putin-liberal-values-obsolete-people-in-west-prefer-traditional-values Putin: Liberal values ‘obsolete,’ people in West prefer ‘traditional’ values]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
{{quotebox-float|"he works in a military enterprise, where the so-called "armor" exempts from conscription. But he wrote a statement about joining the party, and then another statement - that he wanted to go to the front. They sent him to a sabotage detachment of the [[NKVD]]. It was a small detachment. He said that there were 28 people there, they were thrown into the near rear to carry out sabotage acts. Blowing up bridges, railway tracks... But they were ambushed almost immediately. Someone betrayed them. They came to one village, then left there, and when they returned after a while, the [[fascist]]s were already waiting for them there. They chased him through the woods, and he survived because he climbed into the swamp and sat in the swamp for several hours and breathed through the reeds.... he told me that a German was at the head of their group. At the same time, a Soviet citizen. But he's German....a couple of years ago, a file was brought to me from the archives of the Ministry of Defense on this group....List of groups, surnames, first names, patronymics and brief characteristics. Yes, 28 people. And led by a German. All as my father said. Of the 28 men, four crossed the front line back to ours. 24 died.<ref>https://ruspioner.ru/cool/m/single/4655</ref>}}
Putin is fluent in the German language and is widely recognized as a Germanophile and admirer of German culture.<ref>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/hugging-it-out-with-russia/</ref>
[[File:Putin Reagan Gorbachev unverified photo.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Unverified phot of Putin (left, striped shirt}, his son, shaking hands with [[Ronald Reagan]] with Gorbachev (behind, light suit) in [[Red Square]] in 1988.]]
According to a made-for-television documentary entitled, ''The second baptism of Rus'', Putin told a personal story how his mother had him secretly baptized in the Russian Orthodox church as his father, who was a member of the Communist Party organization in the factory where he worked, would have faced serious problems.<ref>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2013/07/23/putin-christened-in-secret-from-his-father-a26057</ref> Putin was a [[judo]] champion in his youth.<ref>http://nypost.com/2013/11/13/vladimir-putin-is-tougher-than-chuck-norris/</ref> He was educated in law and economics at Leningrad State University before being assigned to work in the [[KGB]].<ref>[http://en.putin.kremlin.ru/ Webpage of Vladimir Putin]</ref> After five years in [[East Germany]], he took up various political positions before becoming [[prime minister]] in 1999.
[[File:Vladtheimpaler.jpg|thumb|200px|Putin at an conference]]
He was married to Lyudmila Putina, a former stewardess with Aeroflot, from July 28, 1983, until 2014, when the two divorced. They have two daughters.
The legend of Putin began the night of the [[Fall of the Wall]] in Germany. Putin was stationed in the consulate in [[Dresden]]. A mob had raided the [[East German]] [[Stasi]] headquarters and moved on to the Soviet consulate. In the chaos, communication with [[Moscow]] was cut off. Putin, acting alone without instructions and armed only with a pistol, stared down the mob and told them if they took one more step, they would be shot. The mob retreated and returned to continue pillaging the Stasi headquarters.
As the 1990s progressed, Western [[capital]] and corporate raiders flooded into Russia to buy up Soviet assets at bargain basement prices. Prior to the collapse, Soviet enterprises did not operate on the profit motive and received government subsidies, keeping outmoded factories and industries alive while operating at a loss to keep workers employed. When the subsidies and transfers of wealth perished with the Soviet government, the country fell into a deep recession. People were not very enamored toward with the transition to capitalism as foreign investors took control of the nation's economy.<ref>In a review of ''New York Times'' reporter Anne Williamson's book, ''Contagion: The Betrayal of Liberty -- Russia and the United States in the 1990s'', Paul Likoudis writes: "According to the [[socialist]] theoreticians at [[Harvard]], Russia needed to be brought into the [[New World Order]] in a hurry; and what better way to do it than [Jeffrey] Sachs' "shock therapy" -- a plan that empowered the degenerate, third-generation descendants of the original [[Bolshevik]]s by assigning them the deeds of Russia's mightiest state-owned industries -- including the giant gas, oil, electrical, and telecommunications industries, the world's largest paper, iron, and steel factories, the world's richest gold, silver, diamond, and platinum mines, automobile and airplane factories, etc. -- who, in turn, sold some of their shares of the properties to Westerners for a song, and pocketed the cash, while retaining control of the companies.
These third-generation Bolsheviks -- led by former [[Pravda]] hack Yegor Gaidar, grandson of a Bolshevik who achieved prominence as the [[Young mass murders|teenage mass murderer]] of [[White Army]] officers, now heads the Moscow-based Institute for Economies in Transition -- became instant millionaires (or billionaires) and left the Russian workers virtual slaves of them and their new foreign investors."<br>[https://www.blacklistednews.com/HOW_CLINTON_AND_COMPANY_AND_THE_BANKERS_PLUNDERED_RUSSIA_IN_THE_%2790S/48111/0/38/38/Y/M.html HOW CLINTON AND COMPANY AND THE BANKERS PLUNDERED RUSSIA IN THE '90s], Paul Likoudis, January 2, 2016</ref> As in the Dresden incident, Putin's reputation of instinctively standing up to foreign intruders in defense of his country propelled his political rise.
Putin became the brunt of much globalist snarling, typically answered with the words of Barack Obama, "The 80s are calling. They want their foreign policy back".<ref>https://www.salon.com/2012/10/23/obama_the_80s_called_they_want_their_foreign_policy_back/</ref> Putin is known for his quick-witted sense of humor.
===Political career===
{{See also|Speeches of Vladimir Putin}}
In the Yeltsin years during the transition to capitalism, corrupt foreign and domestic [[oligarch]]s took control of the country. Putin's rise to power as a [[populist]] was by taxing and driving out corrupt foreign oligarchs whom the public viewed as looting the country, and throwing in jail corrupt domestic oligarchs as tax cheats.{{fact}} The oligarchs were his political enemies. Putin's success as a leader in Russia came about by reigning in the power of oligarchs.{{fact}} He allowed them to run the Russian economy provided that they stay out of politics, unlike Western so-called "democracies".{{fact}} Contrary to [[Western]] and [[CIA]] propaganda, Putin is not a friend of or controlled by oligarchs; rather, the oligarchs bow to his instructions and demands.{{fact}}
Putin has many controversial statements on [[Communism]] and has a good attitude toward the [[Muslim]] minorities living in the Russian Federation. [[Alexander Dugin]] argues:<ref>http://www.aspeninstitute.it/aspenia-online/article/russian-conservative-view-putin-interview-alexander-dugin</ref>
{{Cquote|If we consider the situation in Russia more closely, we will discover that almost all that is said in the West about Putin is wrong. It is a complete caricature. The most important criticism of Putin inside Russia is not from the liberals. Liberals represent the smallest part of the critics. They are absolutely marginal… So the West is absolutely wrong in thinking that there is this big liberal opposition to Putin that is artificially kept down. The real opposition to Putin is growing completely on the other side of Russian society. It is growing discontent with "lunar" Putin, against the Putin who is surrounded by liberals. All the government is completely not only corrupt, it consists of pro-Western liberals. Nothing has changed after the last election.}}
Putin is mainly backed by the [[United Russia]] (''Единая Россия'') party, which currently holds a majority in the lower chamber of the Russian parliament, known as the ''Duma''. As a centrist party, it usually reflects the political views of Putin, which are that of authoritarian statism and [[nationalism]]. On March 14, 2004, he was elected to a second term as president with 71% of the vote. Barred from a third consecutive term by the Russian constitution, Putin ceded the presidency to [[Dmitry Medvedev]] on May 7, 2008, and became Prime Minister, at the time-sharing power with the more moderate Medvedev. Medvedev did not run for a second term, and, as a result, Putin was re-elected in 2012. Putin was again re-elected in 2018, facing little real opposition.
After his 2018 victory, Putin's approval ratings fell significantly due to public disapproval of some of his domestic policies.<ref>Bennetts, Marc (August 12, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/12/vladimir-putin-faces-russia-democracy-movement-dec/ Putin's political milestone marred by plummeting polls, massive protests]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved August 12, 2019.</ref>
Long targeted by [[globalism|globalists]], Putin was the subject of a controversial and scandalous [[International Criminal Court]] arrest warrant issued by it in March 2023.<ref>https://www.wnd.com/2023/03/international-criminal-court-hits-putin-arrest-warrant/</ref> The legitimacy of the International Criminal Court by law is not recognized by the United States and several of its [[vassal state]]s.
Western media describes Putin as running the Russian Federation in the same manner as [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Hillary Clinton]] ran the state of [[Arkansas]] and the [[US]] government - taking money from [[corrupt]] [[oligarch]]s and kleptocrats while killing off [[journalist]]s and political opponents. Like [[Joe Biden]], Putin has been criticized for using [[law enforcement]] to harass and murder political opponents.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2023/04/04/putins-and-bidens-chief-political-opponents-are-now-both-under-arrest/</ref> [[Nazi]]s and [[neoconservative]]s<ref>https://www.unz.com/article/russia-the-neoconservatives-and-the-real-issues-involved/</ref> are among Putin's most vociferous critics.<ref>https://www.voltairenet.org/article215855.html</ref> US [[Sen. JD Vance]] explained why the [[Washington, D.C.]] and [[Western alliance|Western]] [[establishment]] hate Putin so much - because Putin made Russia great again after the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]], and later the [[CIA]] in the 1990s, had brought Russia down so low.<ref>[https://youtu.be/9mKbu66tgpY Why Does the US Establishment Hate Russia?], Dr. Vladimir Brovkin, Feb 5, 2024. [[YouTube]].</ref>
In the [[Russia#2024_Presidential_elections|2024 presidential election]], incumbent Vladimir Putin faced New People party nominee Vladislav Davankov; [[Liberal Democratic Party of Russia]] nominee Leonid Slutsky; and [[Communist Party]] of the Russian Federation nominee Nikolay Kharitonov. Putin was re-elected with over 87% of the vote amidst a 77% record-high voter turnout and [[NATO]] attacks on the Russian homeland. More than 500 international election observers witnessed the election process, compared to only 40 in the rigged [[2020 presidential election]] in the [[United States]].
During the voting, [[NATO]]-sponsored Ukrainian forces attempted to disrupt the [[democracy|democratic]] process by artillery shelling on polling stations in [[Donbas]] and [[Belgorod]], while launching an invasion with military forces along the border with the Russian mainland.<ref>[https://weapons.substack.com/p/ukraines-effort-to-interfere-in-russias Ukraine's Effort to Interfere in Russia's Election Backfire], [[Stephen Bryen]], MAR 18, 2024. weapons.substack.com</ref> Russian [[citizen]]s however, rallied to the flag of their homeland. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman [[Maria Zakharova]] stated, "NATO barks at our country several times a day, threatens it, ignites conflicts along our borders… It’s no surprise that the whole country united and fought back!."
==Political views==
Putin has been accused of employing the United States [[Democratic party]] tactic of illegal surveillance, harassment, investigation, arrest, and jailing of political opponents and dissidents, ostensibly as agents of a foreign power or domestic terrorists.
Learning from the mistakes of USSR in the Eastern Bloc, he made clear that taking countries against their right to self-determination is counterproductive and drains resources.<ref>https://youtu.be/DHIxry8WfyA</ref>
===Domestic policy===
A [[Christian]] himself, Putin governs a nation that is rapidly becoming more Christian and more [[conservative]], and his snubbing of [[liberal]] [[Obama]] in May 2012 suggests that Putin is well aware of how conservative his country is becoming. On social issues and taxation, Russia under Putin is more conservative today than the [[Western Europe]].
A [[Christian]] himself, Putin governs a nation that is rapidly becoming more Christian and more [[conservative]], and his snubbing of [[liberal]] [[Obama]] in May 2012 suggests that Putin is well aware of how conservative his country is becoming. On social issues and taxation, Russia under Putin is more conservative today than the [[Western Europe]].
[[File:Putin visits girl with leukemia.PNG|thumbnail|300px|right|Putin visits Rogachev, a girl suffering with [[leukemia]] in hospital.]]
In terms of achievements, Putin has successfully opposed the [[homosexual agenda]] and has supported [[pro-life]] reforms. He has also stabilized the Russian economy and restored Russia's national pride, largely by politically exploiting the financial windfall of Europe's need for Russian oil and gas. Russians were enthusiastic that he ended the social chaos that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the subsequent pell-mell privatization of the state-owned economy. Many Russians have been mesmerized by the new glitter of Moscow and the restored glamour of St. Petersburg. Russia's revived self-pride follows the humiliation of the chaos after 1991 and the incompetence of his predecessor [[Boris Yeltsin]]. Russians have a long history of authoritarian governments and a strong distaste for anarchy. They have little experience with freedom. The Russian mafia, which is more sophisticated than its counterparts elsewhere, controls more than 40 percent of the total economy. Their control is thought to be even greater in certain areas, such as banking, real estate, and consumer markets.<ref>[http://www.worldbank.org/html/prddr/trans/janfeb97/art4.htm Louise I. Shelley, ''The Price Tag of Russia's Organized Crime'']</ref> In November 2014, Putin started allowing his citizens to own concealed firearms for self-defense, but under certain restrictions.<ref>https://www.rt.com/news/206703-russia-guns-self-defense/</ref> Russia under Putin made it illegal for foreigners without a permit to preach, and banned cults that are harmful to families (Jehovah's Witnesses and Scientology engage in family shunning while Falun Gong, whose founder lives in a luxurious property, prevents family members from seeking medical treatment).<ref>http://forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=2197s</ref> Not having a permit is why a Baptist pastor got heavily fined.<ref>http://www.christianpost.com/news/russia-persecution-christians-intensifies-putin-cant-be-trusted-experts-warn-184255/</ref> Like many parts of Europe, blasphemy against the church is also illegal.<ref>http://www.aif.ru/society/law/delo_est_a_boga_net_za_chto_na_samom_dele_sudyat_viktora_krasnova?fbclid=IwAR2bypeUccKIaU4-J0V-Ybe4pl0EsUK32g4EaItpB8pdJ_ZQ5SYS37lh7dU</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/03/russian-atheist-faces-year-in-jail-for-denying-existence-of-god-during-webchat</ref>
While not generally recognized as an outstanding public speaker before crowds, Putin is known for heart-to-heart talks, somewhat akin to U.S. President [[Franklin Roosevelt]]'s fireside chats, on a wide range of topics and issues of interest and concern to the Russian people his using the [[television]] format.
==== Russian demography has long been an existential issue to Vladimir Putin ====
[[File:Putin 2023.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|2023 picture of Vladimir Putin]]
''See also:'' [[Russia's fertility rate]]
=== Views on abortion ===Putin rejects any constitutional protections to [[abortion]], as existed in the United States prior to the ''Dobbs'' decision, but does not have the power to ban abortion under [[Russia]]'s fertility rateconstitutional system. Putin has supported and enforced [[pro-life]] of 1.58 births per woman is one of the lowest fertility rates laws in Russian which would be invalidated by [[pro-abortion]] courts in the worldUnited States. In 2017, he said that he will allow societal (including church) views to guide him on the issue:<ref name="IntelliNews">[httpshttp://intellinewsfortune.com/russian2017/12/14/vladimir-fertilityputin-ratesrussia-fallabortion-topro-recordchoice-lowspress-on-the-back-of-a-deteriorating-economy-and-sanctions-pressure-243191conference/ Russian fertility rates fall to record lows on the back An article biased in favor of a deteriorating economy and sanctions pressure[[abortion]] but useful for its quotations], bne IntelliNews, 2022</ref> It's fertility rate is below the replacement rate of 2.1 births per woman.
Russian demography has long been an existential issue :“In the modern world, the decision is up to Vladimir the woman herself,” Putin. In 2021said, he declared “saving the people of Russia is our top national priority".<ref>[https://fortune.com/2022/10/18/russiaand indicated that additional pro-population-historic-decline-emigration-war-plunging-birth-rate-form-perfect-storm/ Russia’s population is in a historic decline as emigrationlife proposals “must be careful, war considered and a plunging birth rate form a ‘perfect storm’], Fortune magazine, 2022</ref>based on the general mood in society and the moral and ethical norms that have developed in society.”
Bne IntelliNews indicated in 2022:{{Cquote|Between 1993 and 2008, Russia’s population saw a considerable decline in its population from 148.37mn to 143.25. However, after Russian President Vladimir Putin took over in 2000 he put demographics at 's "the top of decision" is an ambiguous phrase that could include the agenda and launched a comprehensive reform decision to boost have the population, as featured by bne IntelliNews pregnancy in “Putin’s babies”the first place. The fruits of these reforms began to appear Also, Putin is very pro-[[Russia]] and if thinks abortion is lowering the birth rate in around 2008 when the population began growing again..a harmful way, then he could abolish it based on national interests.
The population increased again to 145.9mn recently; however, the population was expected to peak at the end of 2020 and is projected to start declining again...===Views on wokism===
These problems were already very visible at Putin told the end of the 1990sValdai Club in October 2021, when demographers became increasingly alarmed at where <ref>https://www.rt.com/russia/538121-putin-children-swap-gender-monstrous/</ref>[[File:Putin popularity.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Vladimir Putin's Popularity rating rose to 83% during the Russia was heading-Ukraine war.<ref name="IntelliNews">https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/russia-ukraine-latest-news-2022-03-30/card/putin-s-approval-rating-jumps-after-invasion-poll-shows-fm8f4uSdiVfTxORQOE0v</ref>}}]]{{quotebox-float|"We see with bemusement the process unfolding in countries that have grown accustomed to viewing themselves as the flagships of [[Progressive|progress]]. Of course it's none of our business what is happening - the social and cultural shocks that are happening in some Western countries. Some believe that aggressive blotting out of whole pages of your own history, and the requirement to renounce the traditional interpretation of such basic values as mother, father, family, and the distinction between sexes are a milestone towards a renewal of society...we have a different point of view. We believe, at least the overwhelming majority of Russian society, that we need to rely on our own spiritual values and our historical traditions.
Demographers estimate Russia will fall from being On the 9th most populous country in culture of our multi-ethnic nation, the world proponents of so-called 'social progress' believe that they are bringing a new consciousness to being humanity. Something that is [[political correctness|more correct]]...The recipes they come up with are nothing new. Paradoxical as it may seem, but this is something we saw in Russia. It happened in our country before and after the 17th by 2050[[October Revolution|1917 Revolution]]. The [[Bolshevik]]s followed the dogmas of [[Marx]] and [[Engels]].<ref name="IntelliNews"/> And estimates indicate they also declared that Russiathey were going to change the traditional lifestyle, the political, the economic lifestyle, as well as the very notion of [[morality]], the basic principles. Fully, healthy society they were trying to destroy, century-long values. Revisiting the relationship between people. They were encouraging informing on one's population will drop from 2014's 142 million to 128 million by 2050own beloved and families.<ref name=It was hailed as "IntelliNewsthe March of Progress"/>and it was very [[Popular Front|popular across the world]]. And it was supported by many.
===Political career===As we see it is happening right now. Incidentally, the Bolsheviks were absolutely intolerant of other opinions different from their own. I think this should remind you of something that is happening...it is with puzzlement that we see the practices Russia used to have, and that we left behind... The fight for equality and against discrimination turns into an aggressive dogmatism on the brink of absurdity. When great authors of the past such as [[Shakespeare]] are no longer taught inschools and universities because they did not understand the importance of gender or race.
In the Yeltsin years during the transition to capitalism, corrupt foreign and domestic And [[oligarchHollywood]]. There are leaflets reminding what you should do in the films - how many personalities and actors you've got, what kind of color, what sex, and sometimes it's took control even stricter than what the Department of Propaganda of the countrySoviet Communist Party Central Committee did. Putin's rise to power as And the fight against racism, which is a lofty goal, turns into [[populistcancel culture]] was by taxing and driving out corrupt foreign oligarchs whom the public viewed as looting the country, and throwing in jail corrupt domestic oligarchs as tax cheatsreverse discrimination. The oligarchs were his political enemies. Putin's success as a leader Racism in Russia came about by reigning in the power of oligarchsreverse. He allowed them to run the Russian economy provided that they stay out of politics, unlike Western so-called "democracies"It tears people apart. Contrary to Whereas the true fighters for [[Westerncivil rights]] and , they were trying to eliminate those differences....[[CIAMartin Luther King]] propagandasaid "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, Putin but by the content of their character." That is not a friend true value. ...in Russia, most of our Republics simply do not care what skin color you have. He or controlled by oligarchs; rathershe, the oligarchs bow to his instructions that's not that important, because each and demandsevery one of us is a human being. That's the most important thing.
Putin has many controversial statements on [[Communism]] The discussion about the rights of men and women has turned into a good attitude toward the [[Muslim]] minorities living total phantasmagoria in the Russian Federationa number of Western countries. [[Alexander Dugin]] argues:<ref>http://www.aspeninstitute.it/aspenia-online/article/russian-conservative-view-putin-interview-alexander-dugin</ref>{{Cquote|If we consider the situation in Russia more closelyThose who risk saying that men and women still exist, we will discover and that almost all that is said in the West about Putin is wrong. It this is a complete caricaturebiological fact, are virtually ostracized. The most important criticism of Putin inside Russia is not from the liberals. Liberals represent the smallest part of the critics. They are absolutely marginal… So the West is absolutely wrong in thinking that there is And this big liberal opposition to Putin that is artificially kept downnot new. The real opposition to Putin is growing completely on the other side of Russian society. It is growing discontent with "lunar" Putin, against the Putin who is surrounded by liberals. All In the government is completely not only corrupt1920s, it consists of proSoviet culture-Western liberals. Nothing has changed after the last election.}}warriors invented a so-called ‘[[File:V Putin.jpg|thumb|200pxnewspeak]]Putin is mainly backed by the [[United Russia]] (''Единая Россия'') party’, which currently holds believing that in this way they would create a majority in the lower chamber new sense of the Russian parliament, known as the ''Duma''consciousness and redefine people’s values.. As a centrist party, it usually reflects the political views of Putin.This is not to mention things that are simply monstrous, which like when children are taught from an early age that of authoritarian statism a boy can easily become a girl and [[nationalism]]vice versa... On March 14In fact, 2004, he was elected to a second term as president with 71% of they are indoctrinating them into the vote. Barred alleged choices that are supposedly available to everyone – removing parents from a third consecutive term by the Russian constitution, Putin ceded equation and forcing the presidency child to [[Dmitry Medvedev]] on May 7, 2008, and became Prime Minister, at the timemake decisions that can ruin their lives...This is borderline crime against humanity -sharing power with all under the more moderate Medvedevguise of "progress. Medvedev did not run for a second term, and, as a result, Putin was re-elected in 2012"<ref>https://www. Putin was again reyoutube.com/watch?v=g6sIZ8-elected in 2018, facing little real opposition.C1vw</ref>}}
After his 2018 victory, === Views on communism and the Soviet Union ===[[File:Solzhenitsyn and Putin's approval ratings fell significantly due to public disapproval of some of his domestic policies.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Russian President Vladimir Putin presents [[human rights]] activist [[Alexander Solzhenitsyn]] with an award. Solzhenitsyn set in motion the movement that toppled Soviet communism.]]Putin famously said, "Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain."<ref>Bennetts, Marc (August 12, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimesbrainyquote.com/newsquotes/2019/aug/12/vladimir-putin-faces-russia-democracy-movement-dec/ Putin's political milestone marred by plummeting polls, massive protests]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved August 12, 2019.vladimir_putin_452527</ref>
==Political views==Putin has before called the [[Bolshevik]]s traitors for Russia's defeat in the First World War.<ref>https://www.rt.com/politics/putin-accuses-bolsheviks-treason-877/</ref> However, he has also expressed that "[he] liked Communist and socialist ideas very much and [he] like[s] them still." and compared the Soviet code of conduct to the [[Bible]].<ref>http://www.newsweek.com/russias-putin-says-he-always-liked-communist-socialist-ideas-419289</ref><ref>https://pjmedia.com/faith/tyler-o-neil/2018/01/17/putin-soviet-communism-is-very-similar-to-christianity-party-rules-are-a-bible-excerpt-n101328</ref> Putin also has compared communism with Christianity.<ref>Newman, Alex (January 16, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/asia/item/28051-communism-very-similar-to-christianity-putin-claims Communism “Very Similar” to Christianity, Putin Claims]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 17, 2018.</ref> Putin has been accused by Western media of employing embracing the United States tactics of Soviet dictator [[Democratic partyJoseph Stalin]] tactic of illegal surveillance.<ref>https://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-russia-stalin-model-20150611-story.html</ref> In addition, harassmenthe implies in an interview with [[Larry King]] dated September 8, investigation2000 that his Christianity isn't actually sincere by stating in Russian that he "believes in the power of man" or "I believe in human beings." Though a few years later, arresthis faith became more genuine.<ref>https://www.quora.com/Is-Vladimir-Putin-personally-religious</ref> Furthermore, and jailing political opponents and dissidentsaround October 2017, ostensibly as agents he hosted the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students Communist event and gave a foreign power or domestic terroristsspeech that strongly implied that he adhered to Communism.<ref>http://www.trevorloudon.com/2017/10/non-communist-putin-opens-major-international-communist-youth-festival/</ref><ref>http://www.trevorloudon.com/2017/07/russia-to-host-major-international-communist-youth-festival-on-putins-instructions/</ref>
Learning from the mistakes Since passage of USSR Sen. [[John McCain]]'s [[Magnitsky Act]], also known as the Russia sanctions bill which was signed into law by [[Barack Obama]] in an attempt to cripple the Eastern BlocRussian Federation, Russia has been driven back into competition with the [[military-industrial complex]] It has provided arms and materiel to various communist groups, including [[Angola]], and has voiced a desire to reconnect with Latin America shortly before the FSLN regained power in Nicaragua and has supported [[Nicaragua]] via foreign aid, shipping tanks, and even posting a GLONASS tracking station on the Caribbean coast, alongside similar arming of North Korea.<ref>https://westernfreepress.com/is-vladimir-putin-a-communist/</ref><ref>https://www.trevorloudon.com/2017/12/is-vladimir-putin-a-communist/</ref> Putin is a close ally of the [[Venezuela]]'s Marxist Dictator [[Nicolás Maduro]] which he made clear defends internationally.<ref>https://www.dw.com/es/la-alianza-estrat%C3%A9gica-de-maduro-y-putin/a-46618225</ref><ref>https://www.infobae.com/america/venezuela/2019/06/06/vladimir-putin-volvio-a-respaldar-a-maduro-y-dijo-que-sus-asesores-militares-cumpliran-las-obligaciones-de-rusia-en-venezuela/</ref> He also indicated that taking countries against their he still keeps his KGB card while citing his contemporaries within the KGB had discarded theirs after the USSR's fall.<ref>https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/putin-his-communist-party-membership-card-i-still-keep-it-home</ref> === Views on Islam ===In January 2018 Putin said that "[t]raditional Islam is an integral part of the Russian cultural code". He also vowed to support Islamic religious education.<ref>https://themoscowtimes.com/news/putin-calls-for-revival-of-islamic-education-in-russia-60276</ref> Putin has openly endorsed the right of the Chechen people to selfcultural hegemony in the Chechen Federated Republic of the Russian Federation under [[Ramzan Kadyrov]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/national-determination is counterproductive security/2016/03/26/putin-insists-on-russian-law-in-chechnya-while-supporting-muslim-president/</ref> Kadyrov has de facto established Islamic rule in the region and drains resourceswas condemned by the international community for slaughtering gay citizens.<ref>https://youtuwww.beindependent.co.uk/DHIxry8WfyAnews/world/europe/chechnya-ramzan-kadyrov-gay-citizens-massacre-chechen-leader-do-not-exist-russia-vladimir-putin-a7675906.html</ref>Chechen authorities have imposed a compulsory Islamic dress code for women.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-12705300</ref> ==Foreign relations==Putin had increased Russia's stature in international affairs despite its underrated economic position.<ref>Seib, Gerald F. (May 6, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/putin-punches-above-his-weight-11557150000 Putin Punches Above His Weight]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved May 7, 2019.</ref> As a result of the economic sanctions leveled against Putin, he was booted out of the [[World Economic Forum]].<ref>https://twitter.com/teddyfenton1/status/1498792512772784128|</ref> As of March 2022 however, Putin still maintained a [[Twitter]] account, although not very often used. According to Kremlin press spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Putin considers it dishonest to allow staff and media consultants to script Twitter messages in his name.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2022/03/04/after-banning-trump-for-denouncing-violence-twitter-lets-putin-keep-his-account/</ref> Despite Western [[propaganda]] and [[CIA]]/[[National Endowment for Democracy]]/[[Open Society]] meddling in the internal affairs of Russia with calls for an uprising to overthrow Vladimir Putin, more than 1 million people turned out in the streets of [[Moscow]] for the 2022 [[Victory Day]] celebrations of the Immortal Regiment for which Vladimir Putin was the featured honored speaker.<ref>https://videopress.com/v/KnJnf4eu</ref> The [[Islamophobic]] racist and CIA puppet, [[Alexander Navalny]] has about 0.5% name recognition inside Russia, despite US and Western propaganda that he could be an alternative stooge president of Russia controlled by [[the West]]. Navalny has since been convicted of acting as an agent of a foreign power.
===Relations with NATO===
In the face of the NATO onslaught, Putin repeatedly warned the West with the refrain of a made popular by [[Yulia Chicherina]] during the ongoing NATO-funded [[Donbas war]],<ref>https://youtu.be/HdVkbCGEyT8</ref> "we have nowhere to retreat."<ref>https://youtu.be/i0YqXRPHisE</ref> Putin told the nation in a televised address on February 24, 2022 “I am referring to the eastward expansion of NATO, which is moving its military infrastructure ever closer to the Russian border. It is a fact that over the past thirty years we have been patiently trying to come to an agreement with the leading NATO countries …In response, we invariably faced either cynical [[deception]] and [[lies]] or attempts at pressure and [[blackmail]]."
===2007 Munich Security Conference speech===
{{See also|Putin 2007 Munich Security Council speech}}
Between 2000 when Vladimir Putin became the president of the Russian Federation and 2007, he was wined and dined, glad-handed by the rich and famous, praised by [[George W. Bush]] and greeted with decorous respect by the [[British royal family]]. That all changed with President Putin's address to the [[Western alliance|western political elite]] on February 10, 2007 at the 43rd Munich Security Conference.<ref>[https://youtu.be/Jg_75wla-nE Putin's famous historic Munich speech in 2007]. English voice over.</ref> Putin told the gathering that Russia would cooperate with the [[Western alliance|Western powers]] on areas of mutual interest such as [[nuclear proliferation]] and international [[terrorism]]. The offer of cooperation fell on deaf ears.
Putin pointed out that the Western powers, through their [[regime change]] [[war]]s had destabilized the world and created an atmosphere of extreme mistrust and anxiety concerning the idea that [[the West]] now had virtual ''carte blanche''' to do what it liked anywhere it liked and at any time it liked. Putin explained with utmost clarity that Russia would not be lending itself to the Western project to dominate all other people of the planet, while still acting responsibly to assist where mutual interests were involved. Russia was going to remain an independent, [[sovereign]] nation and make her own decisions. This was anathema to the Western ruling class who, after [[9/11]], assumed the whole world would back them, no questions asked. Thus, the tables were turned against Vladimir Putin.
===Relations with the EU===
Despite EU sanctions, Russia under cooperation between Putin and [[German]] Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]] continued expanding economically into Western Europe.<ref>Strobel, Warren P. (March 11, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/russias-economic-clout-in-europe-grows-despite-sanctions-study-says-11552333028 Russia’s Economic Clout in Europe Grows Despite Sanctions, Study Says]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved March 11, 2019.</ref>
===Relations with Ukraine===
In September of 2023 Putin said of Ukraine:
{{quotebox-float|“I think it’s important to repeat that Western handlers placed at the head of modern Ukraine an ethnic [[Jew]], a man of Jewish background, with Jewish roots – in this way, in my opinion, covering up the anti-human basis of the current Ukrainian state...That makes the entire situation so highly disgusting, to have an ethnic Jew mask the glorification of [[Nazism]] and those who carried out the [[Holocaust]] in Ukraine at the time, exterminating 1.5 million people...Ordinary [[Israel]]i citizens have figured this out the best...Just look at what they say online...When you look at actual archival documents, the blood in your veins simply freezes, it is impossible to look at it without tears, and this needs to be pulled out and shown...Who are the current authorities glorifying?...These anti-humans are putting bloody killers on a pedestal, and carry banners with their portraits as they march down the main streets of their cities”.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/bbSU2NuG3ApG/</ref>}}
===Relations with the United States===
In 2016, Vladimir Putin said about the United States' openness, its amazing achievements and American ingenuity: "I like the creativity. Creativity when it comes to tackling your country's problems. They're openness. Openness and open-mindedness. Because it allows them to unleash the inner potential of their people. And because of that America has achieved such amazing results."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6426OZFzcvM Preview: Vladimir Putin reveals what he admires about America], CBS News, 2016</ref>
===Relations under George W. Bush===
Initially relations between [[George W. Bush]] and Putin were good, with Putin lending support to Bush's war on global terror. Putin was restrained from giving much assistance outside the Russian Federation, being pre-occupied with the [[Islamist]] movements waging [[jihad]] inside his own borders.
In Bush's late second term, Putin was concerned about jihadist infiltration from [[Turkey]] and [[Syria]] through the [[Republic of Georgia]], {{fact}} and intervened. Former members of the [[Warsaw Pact]], who were more supportive of the war on terror than even the US population, then asked for deployment of missile defense systems on their territories, which the [[Bush administration]] was inclined to favor as a reward for their help. Russia considered missile defense deployment on their borders overt acts of hostility. Barack Hussein Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, in competition to outdo each other, condemned George W. Bush and [[Condoleezza Rice]] by sidling up to the Russians and Islamists whom the [[Democrat]]s portrayed as oppressed victims of a [[globalism|global]] [[neocon]] [[conspiracy]].{{fact}}
===Relations under Barack Obama===
According to former Obama Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]], candidate Donald Trump was a Putin asset - a lie which gained widespread [[liberal media]] circulation in the United States perpetrated by paid [[FBI]] informants and other [[subversive]] elements of the [[Democratic party]] working in the United States [[civil service system]].
[[Obama]] refused to attend the Winter Olympic games held in Russia in 2014.
====Obama/Biden Maidan coup====
{{See also|Maidan coup}}
[[File:Revolution of Dignity.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Russian victims of the Obama-backed "[[Revolution of Dignity]]."<ref>https://archive.fo/1XFO5</ref>]]
Putin is seen as an antagonist by [[liberal]]s in the West, who are angry about their inability to push the [[homosexual agenda]] and pro-[[abortion]] policies on Russia. Putin views [[NATO enlargement ]] by absorbing former Soviet client states as a potential threat to the Russian Federation. Putin has proposed a policy of "Findlandization", i.e., making permanently neutral the Ukraine and Georgia and not incorporating them into NATO under the US's Partners for Peace program. Putin's alleged rigged election system, nuclear energy contracts and military alliance with Iran have heightened tensions. According to [[mainstream media]], the decline of [[human rights]] in Russia has been dramatic; for example, Russian riot police beat a number of protesters and journalists at an anti-Putin rally at Pushkin Square in Moscow,<ref name="The Economist, April 21, 2007">''The Economist'', April 21, 2007</ref> and Putin rigged national elections for his party <ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSL03585550._CH_.2400</ref>
Putin has even exercised power over the Russian supreme court. Justice Vladimir Yaroslavtsev was forced to resign after warning that Russian security agencies now control the country as they did in Soviet times and expressing alarm over their lack of accountability. Justice Anatoly Kononov was likewise forced out after defending Yaroslavtsev.<ref>[http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2009/12/are_you_an_independent_russian_judge_youre_fired.htm ''Are You An Independent Russian Judge? You're Fired'', RobertAmsterdam.com]</ref>
Despite these negatives – or perhaps because of the strong hand they reveal – Putin remains popular in Russia.<ref>http://www.levada.ru/prezident.html Putin's Approval Ratings</ref> Since coming to power, Putin has expanded Russia's economy and reduced inflation. The majority of Russians are relatively uninterested in politics outside of issues affecting their personal prosperity,<ref name="The Economist, April 21, 2007"/> and journalist [[Anna Politkovskaya]] argued that the Russian people, as a whole, have been willing to tolerate violence in the name of "comfort and peace and quiet".<ref>Politkovskaya, Anna. Putin's Russia. London: Harvill Press, 2004</ref>
===="Do you even understand what you have done?" and "zones of chaos" speech====
On September 28, 2015 President Putin spoke at the opening of the United Nations session on the Obama/Biden regime's "[[Arab Spring]]" [[color revolution]]s and the creation and funding of the [[Islamic State]] terror regime, and a "zone of chaos", as he referenced it, throughout the [[Middle East]] and across [[North Africa]]:
{{quotebox-float|"You can not play and manipulate words. Each term must have uniformly understood criteria. No one is obliged to adapt to a single model, which is considered to be the only one by someone. The export of social experiments often led not to progress, but to degradation. Export revolutions, which now someone calls democratic, continues....Human rights are no longer put into anything. I want to appeal to those who brought the situation to this: do you even understand what you have done ?! This led to the formation of anarchy zones filled by [[extremist]]s and [[terrorist]]s, including ISIS. But after all, ISIS did not arise out of nowhere. Many militants are former [[Iraq]]i military personnel who were literally thrown out of service after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. And also - [[Libya]]ns, residents of the country where the [[coup d'etat]] took place, recruited by [[ISIL]]. In addition, they are members of the so-called [[Syria]]n opposition - they are armed, trained, then they are transferred to ISIS. Terrorist organizations emerged as a weapon against undesirable regimes. It aims to dominate the Islamic world and beyond."}}
===Relations under Donald Trump===
{{See also|Russiagate}}
During the [[2016 Presidential election]], Obama [[CIA]] director [[John Brennan]] invented a fake narrative that he had received information from foreign intelligence sharing programs that associates of Donald Trump were meeting and taking money from Russian operatives. Brennan passed the fake narrative to [[James Comey]] who began counterintelligence surveillance on [[Paul Manafort]] and others in the Trump orbit.
[[File:Brennan-1984-620x336 (1).jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[John Brennan]] as Big Brother in a 2019 rendition ''[[meme]]'' during [[Deep State coup 2.0]].<ref>https://www.redstate.com/elizabeth-vaughn/2019/11/16/toxic-john-brennan-sends-message-president-trump-may-downfall-swift/</ref>]]
The underpinnings of Brennan's [[fake news]] narrative read something like this:
{{quotebox-float|"CIA Dir. John Brennan received information from British GCHQ intelligence as part of an allegedly "routine" intelligence sharing agreement about Trump associates' business dealings in Russia.<ref>https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/interview-richard-dearlove-europe-intelligence-mi6</ref> The information is said to have originated with Estonian intelligence. [[Estonia]] is requesting a missile defence system at this time,<ref>https://www.ft.com/content/b9453544-228c-11e6-9d4d-c11776a5124d</ref><ref>http://linkis.com/atlanticcouncil.org/fAWKh</ref> while Trump adviser [[Newt Gingrich]] refers to the country of 1.3 million inhabitants as a 'suburb of St. Petersberg', which has 5.3 million inhabitants. Gingrich, rumoured to be on the short list for Secretary of State, says he doubts American leaders would risk [[nuclear war]] over Putin's actions in the region.<br>Allegedly, the information that triggered Brennan to act was a tape-recorded conversation that mentioned money from the Kremlin to the Trump Campaign."}} In actuality, John Brennan received nothing from UK intelligence.<ref>https://www.themarketswork.com/2018/04/22/nunes-interview-no-official-intelligence-used-problems-for-brennan/ </ref> Brennan's fake narrative became the basis of the [[Trump-Russia hoax]], taken as gospel by [[leftist]]s and the [[mainstream media]]. Brennan shared his invented narrative with [[DNI [[James Clapper]] and disgraced [[FBI]] director [[Jimmy the Weasel Comey]] to form a Joint Counter-Intelligence Task Force.<ref>''NYT'', 1/19/17</ref>
President [[Donald Trump]] accused Putin of taking [[Crimea]] by force and asked whether Obama was too soft on Russia.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-russia-latest-tweet-accuse-crimea-obama-too-soft-distance-campaign-team-white-house-a7581511.html Donald Trump accuses Russia of taking Crimea by force in attempt to distance himself from campaign allegations]</ref> In March 2017 the US department of state strongly condemned the arrests of hundreds of protesters against Vladimir Putin's government.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/26/hundreds-arrested-mass-protests-against-vladimir-putins-government/ Washington condemns arrests of hundreds of protesters against Vladimir Putin's government]</ref> The US Secretary of State [[Rex Tillerson]] said that US sanctions against Russia will remain in place until Moscow "reverses the actions" it has taken in Ukraine.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/31/politics/rex-tillerson-russia-ukraine/ Tillerson: US to maintain Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia until Crimea is returned]</ref>
In response to the April, 4 chemical attack on Khan Shaykhun in [[Syria]], President Trump launched 59-Tomahawk rockets on a Syrian Air base nearby, tensions led up with Russia, Syria's ally, Putin has called that the US attack was an "illegal act of aggression",<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4389332/Russia-calls-airstrikes-Syria-act-aggression.html</ref> and answered this attack by sending a frigate to the military base in Syria.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/07/world/middleeast/russia-iran-us-strikes-syria.html?_r=0</ref> In April 2017 Putin explained that the US-Russia relations have gotten worse under Trump, contrary to narratives put out by the liberal mainstream media that Trump is too "soft" to Putin and is Putin's 'puppet' .<ref>http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/228064</ref>
When President Trump met President Putin at the Helsinki Summit in June 2017, Brennan, then out of government, called the meeting "treason".<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2018/07/18/rand-paul-goes-after-john-brennan/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/03/18/nolte-threats-against-trump-made-by-john-brennan-and-samantha-power-must-be-investigated/</ref>
In December 2017 Putin warned President Trump because of his decision to move the US embassy from [[Tel Aviv]] to [[Jerusalem]] and stated that he was "deeply concerned".<ref>[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/239041 Putin 'deeply concerned' by Trump's Jerusalem move]. ''IsraelNationalNews''. December 18, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2018.</ref> Putin also opposed Trump's withdrawal from the [[Iran nuclear deal]] and told that Russia would continue to honor its obligations under this deal.<ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/putin-criticizes-u-s-over-iran-deal-at-summit-with-china-1.6158932 Putin Criticizes Trump Over Iran Nuclear Deal]. ''Haaretz''. June 10, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.</ref>
In March 2018, Putin unveiled his revamped nuclear missile program, which was a response to the NATO challenge.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-01/putin-calls-for-raising-living-standards-in-annual-address Putin Shows Off New Nuclear Weapons, Warns West to ‘Listen’]</ref>
===Relations with Joe Biden===
''[[Newsweek]]'' reported three weeks after [[Operation Denazification]] in Ukraine began that Putin's Approval Ratings in Russia rose from 60% before the operation to 71%.<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/vladimir-putin-approval-rating-poll-latest-levada-russia-1687543</ref>
During the [[Israeli-Hamas war]] of 2023 Putin remarked, "I doubt that there were deliveries of weapons from Ukraine, but I have no doubt there were leaks of weapons from Ukraine...We know the level of [corruption]] in Ukraine is very high...Why, they even sell weapons to Russia, and if they can sell them to Russia, nothing surprises me anymore”.<ref>[https://awutar.com/news/putin-comments-on-alleged-ukrainian-footprint-of-us-weapons-in-hamas-possession/ Putin comments on alleged Ukrainian footprint of US weapons in Hamas possession], Awutar, October 14, 2023.</ref>
{{Anchor|Empire of Lies}}
On February 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin addressed the nation and made clear the objective of the [[Special Military Operation]] in Ukraine was not [[regime change]]:
{{quotebox-float|"The purpose of this operation is to protect people who, for eight years now, have been facing humiliation and [[genocide]] perpetrated by the Kiev regime. To this end, we will seek to demilitarise and denazify Ukraine, as well as bring to trial those who perpetrated numerous bloody crimes against civilians, including against citizens of the Russian Federation. It is not our plan to occupy the Ukrainian territory. We do not intend to impose anything on anyone by force."<ref name="bloomberg.com">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-24/full-transcript-vladimir-putin-s-televised-address-to-russia-on-ukraine-feb-24</ref>}}
====Biden & BoJo sabotage peace negotiations====
{{See also|2022 Istanbul peace negotiations}}
''Ukrainska Pravda'' reported in May 2022 on Boris Johnson's unannounced surprise visit to Kyiv shortly after Russia and Ukraine had reached a peace settlement in their talks in [[Istanbul]]. The Russians had agreed to withdraw to the pre-February 2022 borders and Zelensky would implement the [[Minsk Accords]]. ''Ukrainska Pravda'' reported in essence what Johnson told Zelensky according to sources close to the Ukrainian dictator:
[[File:Zelensky and Boris.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Zelesnky and BoJo. Boris Johnson sabotaged peace efforts between Russia and Ukraine in April 2022. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers died needlessly in the following months.]]
[[File:Volodymyr Zelensky, Justin Trudeau, and Chrystia Freeland applaud Yaroslav Hunka of the Waffen SS Galicia Division during a session of the Canadian Parliament September 24 2023.PNG|right|300|thumb|[[Volodymyr Zelensky]], [[Justin_Trudeau#Support_for_Nazism|Justin Trudeau]], and [[Chrystia Freeland]] applaud Yaroslav Hunka of the [[Waffen SS Galicia Division]] during a session of the Canadian Parliament, September 24, 2023.]]
{{quotebox-float|"if Ukraine is ready to sign some agreements on guarantees with Putin, they [the UK and US] are not. Johnson’s position was that the [[Western alliance|collective West]], which back in February had suggested Zelenskyy should surrender and flee, now felt that Putin was not really as powerful as they had previously imagined, and that here was a chance to "press him."<ref>[https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/western-allies-led-uks-johnson-sabotaged-tentative-ukraine-russia-peace-deal Western Allies Led By UK's Johnson Sabotaged Tentative Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal... In April], Tyler Durden, SEP 01, 2022. zerohedge.com</ref>}}
Only a month after Russia was forced by innumerable actions by [[the West]] to achieve the aims of protecting the Russian-speaking people of the Donbass region and the Russian Federation itself from a malevolent Ukrainian regime becoming a NATO state on its border, Russia initiated peace negotiations. These bore fruit in March 2022 when significant progress was announced from Istanbul where the talks between the two sides were being held. Russia removed its troops from around the capital Kiev, sent there with the goal, not of conquest, but of bringing the [[Kiev regime]] to its senses and to negotiate a peaceful outcome. This avenue toward a peaceful resolution of all areas of concern was swiftly blocked via a visit to Kiev by then British prime minister Boris Johnson. This one act condemned upwards of half a million Ukrainians to their deaths and the potential destruction of Ukraine as a viable state.<ref>[https://aearnur.substack.com/p/in-ukraine-the-western-powers-have IN UKRAINE THE WESTERN POWERS HAVE CREATED A POISONOUS WEB OF LIES], AEARNUR, NOV 11, 2023. aearnur.substack.com</ref>
The sudden failure of the Istanbul agreement led to the immediate influx of mass amounts of the latest U.S. gear such as [[HIMAR]]s. Zelensky was secretly promised unlimited funding and military support as bait. Stuck between the path of peace or the chance to go down in history as the one man who could do what [[Genghis Khan]], [[Napoleon]], and [[Hitler]] could not do. Zelensky chose to put his faith in NATO’s invincibility. Ukrainian journalist Diana Panchenko confirmed what happened:
{{quotebox-float|"I know for a fact that the war could have been stopped back in March. A man from Zelensky's inner circle told me: We simply ditched the Russians in March. He boasted about it... Friends, I know them all personally.
I appeal to Ukrainians. You are ruled by [[sociopath]]s who do not understand the consequences".<ref>[https://twitter.com/Andromeda11711/status/1670500664403951616 Andromeda11711 tweet, Jun 18, 2023:]<small>💥 "I know for a fact that the war could have been stopped back in March."
Ukrainian journalist Diana Panchenko on the Istanbul peace treaty: "A man from Zelensky's inner circle told me: 'We just got rid of the Russians in March. He bragged about it... Friends, I know them all personally. They are ruled by sociopaths. They don't understand the consequences.
Yesterday, Putin gave the Kiev regime a real knockout blow.
Imagine Zelensky beating his chest and assuring the Ukrainians that there are no agreements with Russia. That's exactly why the Bucha fake was staged: the Kiev regime needed to show that the Russians hadn't left on their own, but that the Kiev region had supposedly been liberated by the Ukrainian military. The provocation in Bucha was necessary to falsify the reason for the rejection of the agreements by making a fuss in the Western media.
Britain, China, the USA, Turkey, France and Belarus were listed as security guarantors for Ukraine in the Istanbul Treaty, which Ukraine did not want to fulfil. Of course, Zelensky was forbidden by Washington and London to comply, but in this situation it does not matter, because it was Ukraine that violated the treaty.
Yesterday's statement by Vladimir Putin completely destroys the myth of Ukraine's independence in decision-making and clearly shows the people of Ukraine what Zelensky got them into: he had an opportunity to avoid a disaster.
There would have been no deaths or destruction. A viable Ukrainian economy would have been preserved. No one would have interfered with Ukraine's "independence"! But it was the Kiev regime that dragged Ukraine into a major war, and it can no longer stop what is happening.
https://t.me/ukraine_watch/4397</small></ref>}}
====Partial mobilization====
In the 1920-1930s, Poland’s Eastern Borderlands (Kresy) – a territory that comprises present-day Western Ukraine, Western Belarus and part of Lithuania – witnessed a tough policy of Polonisation and assimilation of local residents, with efforts to suppress local culture and [[Orthodox Church|Orthodoxy]].
I would also like to remind you what Poland’s aggressive policy led to. It led to the national tragedy of 1939, when Poland’s Western allies threw it to the German wolf, the German miliary military machine. Poland actually lost its independence and statehood, which were only restored thanks in a large measure to the Soviet Union. It was also thanks to the Soviet Union and thanks to Stalin’s position that Poland acquired substantial territory in the west, German territory. It is a fact that Poland’s western lands are a gift from Stalin.
Have our [[Warsaw]] friends forgotten this? We will remind them.
I can tell you that this is an extremely dangerous game, and the authors of such plans should think about the consequences.<ref>https://sonar21.com/putin-issues-stark-warning-to-poland-and-nato/</ref>}}
=== Views =Remarks on abortion the 80th anniversary commemoration of the liberation of Donbas from Nazism====On September 8, 2023, President Putin rejects any constitutional right remarked in a nationwide address:{{quotebox-float|"This day, 80 years ago, the legendary, unconquered Donbass - a century-old stronghold of Russia, a land of hard workers, warriors, a rich and generous region - was liberated from the Nazi invaders...Its resources were of colossal importance to [[abortion]]the enemy, as exists in to seize them was one of the United Statesgoals of the German attack on the Soviet Union...And the Nazis did everything to keep the Donetsk Steppes for themselves, but is not ready to ban abortion from force people to work for the war machine of the [[RussiaThird Reich]] either. Instead, Putin has supported and enforced ..The importance of Donbass was understood in those years even in [[pro-lifeBerlin]] laws in Russian which would be invalidated by ...Its capture was one of the main goals of [[pro-abortionNazi Germany]] courts in 's attack on the United StatesSoviet Union in 1941. In 2017..The new owners of this region, he said having occupied it, tried with all their might to keep Donbass in their hands and force its inhabitants to work for themselves, for their Armed Forces...But here the Nazis met powerful and desperate resistance...It could not be broken during the approximately 700 days that he will allow societal (the occupation lasted...During this time, many residents of Donbass died here...And these were not only partisans and underground fighters, but also civilians, including church) views to guide him on children...As during the issue:<ref>[http://fortune.com/2017/12/14/vladimir-putin-russia-abortion-pro-choice-press-conference/ An article biased in favor [Great Patriotic War]], the residents of [[abortionDonbas war|Donbass nine years ago in 2014]] but useful for its quotations, again fought back against the revival of [[Nazism]</ref>]”.}}
:“In the modern world==== 2024 U.S. presidential endorsement ====In February 2024, the decision is up to the woman herself,” Putin said, and indicated that additional pro-life proposals “must be careful, considered and based on endorsed the general mood in society and disputed incumbent [[Joe Biden]] for the moral and ethical norms that have developed in societyupcoming 2024 United States presidential election.”<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/world/putin-claims-prefers-more-predictable-biden-trump Putin claims he prefers 'more predictable' Biden over Trump]</ref>
Putin's "the decision" ==Anti-Putinism==Anti-Putinism is an ambiguous phrase that could include the decision to have a [[neoconservative]] movement aimed at [[demonizing]] the pregnancy in the first place. Also, Putin is very pro-Russian leader and promoting [[Russiaglobalism]] and if thinks abortion is lowering the birth rate in a harmful way, then he could abolish it based on national interests[[military industrial complex]].
===Views According to Western [[propaganda]] sources, "Putin's Russia is an authoritarian system, with restricted capitalism, a rubber stamp parliament, compliant media, imprisoned or exiled oligarchs, harassed NGOs, marginalized pro-Western democratic parties, and a foreign policy based on wokism===confronting [[Western]] hypocrisy, double standards, and cultural decadence, all based on money from oil and gas."<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/melikkaylan/2016/09/20/putin-brings-back-the-kgb-as-russia-moves-from-authoritarian-to-totalitarian/#48e4a416398a</ref><ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32860526]</ref> Corporate media television host Sean Hannity claims that Putin is a thug and a "bad actor" who cannot be trusted.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2018/02/16/hannity-examining-key-points-from-russian-indictments.html Hannity: Examining key points from Russian indictments]</ref>
Putin told the Valdai Club in October 2021,<ref>https://wwwcritics allege many political opponents have been "[[Jeffrey Epstein|Epsteined]]" or [[Arkancide]]d.rt.com/russia/538121-putin-children-swap-gender-monstrous/</ref> However many of his countrymen credit Putin with cleaning up [[File:Putin popularity.PNGcorruption]], particularly among [[Western alliance|right|300px|thumb|Vladimir Putin'Western]] [[oligarch]]s Popularity rating rose to 83% during the Russia-Ukraine warand looters. [[Robert Kraft]], an [[NFL]] plantation master<ref>https://www.wsjbleacherreport.com/livecoveragearticles/russia10016725-ukrainecolin-latestkaepernick-newscompares-2022nfl-03combine-30/card/putinto-sslavery-approvalin-ratingcolin-jumpsin-afterblack-invasion-poll-showsand-fm8f4uSdiVfTxORQOE0vwhite</ref>who was arrested on a morals charge in [[Florida]]{{quotebox-float|"We see with bemusement the process unfolding in countries that have grown accustomed to viewing themselves as the flagships , accused Putin of stealing Kraft's [[Progressive|progressSuper Bowl]]ring. Of course Putin responded that Kraft gave it's none of our business what is happening - the social and cultural shocks that are happening in some Western countries. Some believe that aggressive blotting out of whole pages of your own history, and the requirement to renounce the traditional interpretation of such basic values him as mother, father, family, and the distinction between sexes are a milestone towards a renewal of society...we have a different point of view. We believe, at least the overwhelming majority of Russian society, that we need to rely on our own spiritual values and our historical traditionsgift.
On According to the culture of our multi-ethnic nation, the proponents of so-called 'social progress' believe that they are bringing a new consciousness to humanity. Something that is [[political correctness|more correctBiden regime]]...The recipes they come up with are nothing new. Paradoxical as it may seem, but this is something we saw Vladimir Putin sabotaged the production of baby milk formula in Russia. It happened in our country before and after the [[October Revolution|1917 RevolutionUnited States]]. The [[Bolshevik]]s followed in 2021, more than year in advance of the dogmas of [[Marx]] US and EU imposed [[EngelsRussian sanctions]]. And they also declared that they were going to change the traditional lifestyle, the political, the economic lifestyle, as well as the very notion of [[morality]], the basic principles<ref>https://www. Fully, healthy society they were trying dailykos.com/stories/2022/5/14/2097914/--All-roads-lead-to destroy, century-long values. Revisiting the relationship between people. They were encouraging informing on one's own beloved and families. It was hailed as "the March of Progress" and it was very [[Popular Front|popular across the world]]. And it was supported by many.Putin-even-if-baby-formula-might-be-more-important-than-bombs</ref>
As we see it is happening right now. Incidentally, the Bolsheviks were absolutely intolerant of other opinions different from their own. I think this should remind you of something that is happening...it is with puzzlement that we see the practices Russia used to have, and that we left behind... The fight for equality and against discrimination turns into an aggressive dogmatism on the brink of absurdity. When great authors of the past such as [[Shakespeare]] are no longer taught inschools and universities because they did not understand the importance of gender or race.==Quotes==
And *“I think all sober-minded people who really are involved in [[Hollywoodpolitics]]. There are leaflets reminding what you should do in understand that the films - how many personalities and actors you've got, what kind idea of colora Russian threat to, what sexfor example, and sometimes it's even stricter than what the Department of Propaganda of the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee did. And the fight against racism, which is a lofty goal, turns into [[cancel cultureBaltics]] and reverse discrimination. Racism in reverseis complete madness. It tears people apart. Whereas the true fighters for [[civil rights]], they were trying Are we really about to eliminate those differences....fight [[Martin Luther KingNATO]] said "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live ? How many people are there in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skinNATO countries? About 600 million, but by the content of their character." That is a true value. ...correct? There are 146 million people in Russia. Yes, most of our Republics simply we're the biggest nuclear power. But do not care what skin color you have. He or she, really think thatwe's not that important, because each and every one of us re about to conquer the Baltics using [[nuclear weapons]]? What is a human being. That's the most important thing.this madness?”
The discussion *“Look at what they're doing with their own people...It is all about the rights destruction of men and women has turned into a total phantasmagoria in a number the family, of Western countries...Those who risk saying that men cultural and women still existnational identity, perversion and that this is a biological factabuse of children, are virtually ostracized...And this is not new...In the 1920s, Soviet culture-warriors invented a so-called ‘including [[newspeakpedophilia]]’, believing that in this way they would create a new sense all of consciousness and redefine people’s values...This is not to mention things that which are simply monstrous, like when children are taught from an early age that a boy can easily become a girl and vice versa...In fact, they are indoctrinating them into the alleged choices that are supposedly available to everyone – removing parents from the equation and forcing the child to make decisions that can ruin declared normal in their lives...This is borderline crime against humanity - all under the guise of "progress."<ref>https://www.youtubelife”.com/watch?v=g6sIZ8-C1vw</ref>}}
=== Views on communism *"Parent number one' and the Soviet Union ===[[File'parent number two':Solzhenitsyn and Putin.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Russian President Vladimir Putin presents 'birth parent' instead of '[[human rightsmother]] activist ', banning the use of the phrase 'breast milk' and replacing it with 'human milk' so that people who are insecure about their [[Alexander Solzhenitsyngender]] with an awardwill not be upset. Solzhenitsyn set in motion ..This is nothing new...In the 1920s the movement that toppled Soviet communism.so-called ''kulturträgers'' also invented the so-called ‘[[newspeak]]Putin famously said’, "Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heartproposing that in this way they could create a new consciousness and change society's values”. Whoever wants it back has no brain."<ref>https://www.brainyquoteloveexpands.com/quotes/vladimir_putin_452527vladimir-putin-1324586/</ref>
Putin has before called the [[Bolshevik]]s traitors for Russia*“Either they don's defeat in the First World War.<ref>https://www.rt.com/politics/putin-accuses-bolsheviks-treason-877/</ref> However, he has also expressed that "[he] liked Communist and socialist ideas very much and [he] like[s] them still." and compared the Soviet code of conduct to the [[Bible]].<ref>http://www.newsweek.com/russias-putin-says-he-always-liked-communist-socialist-ideas-419289</ref><ref>https://pjmedia.com/faith/tyler-o-neil/2018/01/17/putin-soviet-communism-is-very-similar-to-christianity-party-rules-t understand what they are-a-bible-excerpt-n101328</ref> Putin also has compared communism with Christianity.<ref>Newman, Alex (January 16, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/asia/item/28051-communism-very-similar-doing to-christianity-putin-claims Communism “Very Similar” to Christianitytheir own country, Putin Claims]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 17, 2018.</ref> Putin has been accused by Western media of embracing the tactics of Soviet dictator [[Joseph Stalin]].<ref>https://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-russia-stalin-model-20150611-story.html</ref> In addition, he implies in an interview with [[Larry King]] dated September 8which case they are simply stupid, 2000 that his Christianity isn't actually sincere by stating in Russian that he "believes in the power of man" or "I believe they understand everything in human beings." Though a few years later, his faith became more genuinewhich case they are dangerous and corrupt.”<ref>https://www.quorareuters.com/Isarticle/us-Vladimirusa-Putintrump-personally-religious<putin/ref> Furthermore, around October 2017, he hosted the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students Communist event and gave a speech that strongly implied that he adhered to Communism.<ref>http://www.trevorloudon.com/2017/10/non-communist-putin-opensoffers-major-international-communist-youth-festival/</ref><ref>http://www.trevorloudon.com/2017/07/russiatranscript-to-hostprove-majortrump-internationaldid-communistnot-youthpass-festivalrussia-onsecrets-putins-instructions/idUSKCN18D1EA</ref>
Since passage of Sen. *"[[John McCainBerlusconi]]'s [[Magnitsky Act]], also known as the Russia sanctions bill which was signed into law by [[Barack Obama]] in an attempt to cripple the Russian Federation, Russia has been driven back into competition is being tried because he lives with the women. If he were [[military-industrial complexhomosexual]] It has provided arms and materiel to various communist groups, including [[Angola]], and has voiced no one would lift a desire to reconnect with Latin America shortly before the FSLN regained power in Nicaragua and has supported [[Nicaragua]] via foreign aid, shipping tanks, and even posting a GLONASS tracking station on the Caribbean coast, alongside similar arming of North Koreafinger against him.<ref>https://westernfreepress.com/is-vladimir-putin-a-communist/</ref>"<ref>https://www.trevorloudonazquotes.com/2017/12/is-vladimir-putin-a-communist/</ref> Putin is a close ally of the [[Venezuela]]'s Marxist Dictator [[Nicolás Maduro]] which he defends internationally.<ref>https://www.dw.com/es/la-alianza-estrat%C3%A9gica-de-maduro-y-putin/a-46618225</ref><ref>https://www.infobae.com/america/venezuela/2019/06/06/vladimir-putin-volvio-a-respaldar-a-maduro-y-dijo-que-sus-asesores-militares-cumpliran-las-obligaciones-de-rusia-en-venezuela/</ref> He also indicated that he still keeps his KGB card while citing his contemporaries within the KGB had discarded theirs after the USSR's fall.<ref>https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenoughquote/putin-his-communist-party-membership-card-i-still-keep-it-home1202445</ref>
=== Views on Islam ===In January 2018 Putin said that *"There is also the so-called [[tliberal]raditional Islam is an integral part ] idea, which has outlived its purpose. Our [[Western alliance|Western]] partners have admitted that some elements of the Russian cultural code". He also vowed to support Islamic religious educationliberal idea, such as [[multiculturalism]], are no longer tenable."<ref>https://themoscowtimeswww.ft.com/newsvideo/putin-calls-for-revival-of-islamica49cfa25-education610e-in438c-russiab11d-602765dac19619e08</ref>
Putin has openly endorsed the right of the Chechen *"Russia’s ethnic and cultural diversity is an all-conquering force that many people outside the country fail to cultural hegemony in grasp...Our nation was built on the Chechen Federated Republic value of the Russian Federation under [[Ramzan Kadyrov]]multinational harmony.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2016/03/26/putin-insists-on-russian-law-in-chechnya-while-supporting-muslim-president/</ref> Kadyrov has de facto established Islamic rule It’s the most important foundation of our consolidation, which only becomes stronger in the region face of foreign pressure and was condemned by the international community for slaughtering gay citizensthreats.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/chechnya-ramzan-kadyrov-gay-citizens-massacre-chechen-leader-Our adversaries are people with neocolonial thinking, dimwits in fact, who do-not-exist-russia-vladimir-putin-a7675906understand that this diversity makes us stronger.html</ref> Chechen authorities have imposed a compulsory Islamic dresscode ..When they talk about us, they think about themselves and imagine that we are like them...They say Russia has to be partitioned into dozens of small states...The goal is clear – to subjugate them, exploit them and use them for womenprofit.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-12705300</ref>But attempts by these morons to sow discord within Russia are doomed to failure.”
==Criticism==According to Western [[propaganda]] sources, *"Putin's Russia I have the impression – and this is an authoritarian system, with restricted capitalism, a rubber stamp parliament, compliant media, imprisoned or exiled oligarchs, harassed NGOs, marginalized pro-Western democratic partiesparticularly true for European countries – that these former colonial powers are still living in the paradigm of colonial philosophy, and a foreign policy based on confronting [[Western]] hypocrisy, double standards, and cultural decadence, all based on money from oil and gasthey are used to living at the expense of others."<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/melikkaylan/2016/09/20/putin-brings-back-the-kgb-as-russia-moves-from-authoritarian-They still fail to-totalitarian/#48e4a416398a</ref><ref>https://wwwget rid of this paradigm in their daily policies.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32860526]</ref> Corporate media television host Sean Hannity claims that Putin But it is a thug time to draw certain conclusions and act differently, in a more civilised manner."bad actor" who cannot be trusted- September 16, 2022.<ref>[httpshttp://wwwen.foxnewskremlin.comru/transcriptevents/2018president/02transcripts/16press_conferences/hannity-examining-key-points-from-russian-indictments.html Hannity: Examining key points from Russian indictments]69366</ref>
Putin critics allege many political opponents have been *"[[Jeffrey Epstein|Epsteined]]" or [[Arkancide]]dIt’s probably possible to falsify anything. However many of his countrymen credit Putin with cleaning up [[corruption]], particularly among [[Western alliance|Western]] [[oligarch]]s and looters. [[Robert Kraft]].Just like the previous elections in the United States were falsified through voting by mail...Well, an [[NFL]] plantation master<ref>https://bleacherreportit’s clear what voting by mail is.com/articles/10016725-colin-kaepernick-compares-nfl-combine-to-slavery-in-colin-..They bought ballots for $10, wrote them in-black-, and-white</ref> who was arrested on a morals charge in [[Florida]]without any supervision from observers, accused Putin of stealing Kraft's [[Super Bowl]] ringtossed them into mailboxes. Putin responded that Kraft gave it to him as a gift..And there you go."
==Quotes==*"Anyone who doesn't regret the passing “Washington has a habit of discarding previous agreements depending on political whims, as seen with its exit from the Soviet Union has no heartmultilateral agreement on the Iranian nuclear program. Anyone who wants it restored has no brains."<ref>Parfitt, Tom (December 23, 2007). [https://wwwThe Ukraine conflict is rooted in the same problem.theguardian.com/world/2007/dec/23/russia.tomparfitt Spy who came in from We were told as far back as 1991 – by the cold]then-US administration – that NATO would not expand further east. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved September 15.Since then, 2018there have been five waves of NATO expansion...How can we agree on anything if every new administration starts from scratch?”.</ref>
*“Either they don't understand what they "Let me repeat: we did not start the military activities, we are doing trying to their own countryend them...They started the war...For eight years, in which case they are simply stupidthat war continued – a war to exterminate people who live there, or they understand everything in which case they are dangerous who feel themselves related by blood to Russia and corruptRussian culture.”<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-putin/putin-offers-transcript-How long were we supposed to-prove-trump-did-not-pass-russia-secrets-idUSKCN18D1EA</ref>tolerate that?”
*“I think all sober-minded people who really are involved in politics understand that the idea of a Russian threat to, for example, the Baltics "What is complete madness. Are we really about to fight NATO? How many people are there in the NATO countries? About 600 million, correct? There are 146 million people happening now in Ukraine will never suit Russia. Yes, we're the biggest nuclear powerIn Russia there will never be anything neo-Nazi. But do you really think that we're about to conquer the Baltics using nuclear weapons? What is this madness?”"
*If nukes head towards Russia we “I have many friends since childhood who are going Jewish. They say that Zelensky is not a Jew, he is a disgrace to Paradisethe Jewish people...I’m not joking, but they won't have time this is not irony...The current Ukrainian authorities openly celebrate Nazi figures, most notably [[Stepan Bandera]], a Ukrainian nationalist who collaborated with the [[Third Reich]] during World War II...Out of six million Jews killed during the [[Holocaust]], 1.5 million were from Ukraine, with Ukrainian nationalists heavily involved in mass executions...However, nobody wants to repenthear about Bandera being an [[anti-Semite]], because Zelensky himself is a Jew."<ref>https://youtu.be/YeNwyVG8Egs</ref>.But with his actions, he provides cover for this scum.”
*"Hitler tried Have we forgotten that we all live in a world that is based on biblical values? Even atheists all live in this world. We don't have to destroy Russiathink about this every day, attend church and pray, thereby showing we are devout Christians or Muslims or Jews. Everyone needs In the soul, in the heart, there must be some fundamental human rules and moral values. In this sense, [[traditional values]] are more stable, is more important for millions of people than this liberal idea, which, in my opinion, is really ceasing to remember how that endedexist."<ref>https://youtu.be/FbY0VpyjtuI?t=4817</ref>
*"If you try We all hear about the so-called ‘Putin price hike’ in the West. When I see this, I wonder who they expect would buy this stupidity – people who cannot read or write, maybe. Anyone literate enough to bite Russiaread would understand what is actually happening. - Vladimir Putin, June 17, we'll knock your teeth out2022."
*"[[Berlusconi]] The cost of food on the world market has returned to the levels of the beginning of the year, and it is being tried because he lives with womencurrently 40 percent higher than in 2020. If he were homosexual, no one would lift a finger against him."<ref>https://www.azquotesThis is a direct consequence - without any exaggeration - of the predatory policy pursued by the world’s richest countries, which continue to actively buy food using, among other things, the printing of money, which they are constantly carrying out.com/quote/1202445</ref>”
*"There is also Now they are persistently trying to convince you that all your difficulties are the so-called [[liberal]] idearesult of some hostile actions of Russia, which has outlived its purposethat you have to pay for the fight against the mythical Russian threat from your own wallet. Our Western partners have admitted All this is a lie. And the truth is that some elements the current problems that millions of the liberal idea, such as people in [[multiculturalismthe West]], face are no longer tenable."<ref>https://www.ft.com/video/a49cfa25-610e-438c-b11d-5dac19619e08</ref> *"Parent number one' and 'parent number two': 'birth parent' instead of 'mother', banning the use result of many years of actions by the phrase 'breast milk' and replacing it with 'human milk' so that people who are insecure about their gender will not be upset...This is nothing new...In the 1920s the Soviet so-called ''kulturträgers'' also invented the so-called ‘ruling [[newspeakelitism|elites]]’of their states, proposing that in this way they could create a new consciousness their mistakes, myopia and change society's values”ambitions.<ref>https://loveexpands.com/quotes/vladimir-putin-1324586/</ref> *"We all hear about the so-called ‘Putin price hike’ Well, how can this be printed in the West. When I see this, I wonder who they expect would buy this stupidity – people who cannot read or write, maybe. Anyone literate enough to read would understand what is actually happening. - Vladimir Putin, June 17, 2022.?”
*"First, they [the West] jumped ahead, and then, after cutting off Russian gas supplies, returned to everything that was reviled...And if you jump ahead, get cheap Russian gas, and then cut off the supply of this gas yourself and immediately switch back to everything that was previously condemned, including [[coal]]-fired generation, this, of course, is not the best option for solving global problems”. - September 5, 2022.
*"I have There’s a lot of noise right now about our strikes against the impression – and this is particularly true for European countries – that these former colonial powers are still living in the paradigm energy infrastructure of colonial philosophy, and they the neighboring country...Yes we are used to living at doing it, but who started it?...Who struck the expense of others[[Crimean bridge]]?. They still fail to get rid ..Who blew up the power lines of this paradigm in their daily policiesthe Kursk Nuclear Power Station?. But it ..Who is time not providing water to draw certain conclusions and Donetsk?...Not providing water to a city of one million is an act differently, in of genocide...No one said a more civilised mannerword about it anywhere." - September 16..At all...Complete silence...Just as we make a move, 2022do something in response...Noise and crackle start from the whole universe..<ref>http://en.kremlinThis will not stop us from completing military objectives.ru/events/president/transcripts/press_conferences/69366</ref>”
*"The cost of food on the world market has returned If nukes head towards Russia we are going to the levels of the beginning of the yearParadise, and it is currently 40 percent higher than in 2020but they won't have time to repent."<ref>https://youtu..This is a direct consequence - without any exaggeration - of the predatory policy pursued by the world’s richest countries, which continue to actively buy food using, among other things, the printing of money, which they are constantly carrying out.”be/YeNwyVG8Egs</ref>
*"There’s a lot of noise right now about our strikes against the energy infrastructure of the neighboring country...Yes we are doing it, but who started it?...Who struck the [[Crimean bridge]]?...Who blew up the power lines of the Kursk Nuclear Power Station?...Who is not providing water to Donetsk?...Not providing water wants to live in a city of one million is an act of genocide...No one said a word about it anywhere...At all...Complete silence...Just as we make a moveworld without Russia, do something in response...Noise and crackle start from the whole universe...This will not stop us from completing military objectives.”anyway?
*"Now they are persistently trying If you try to convince you that all your difficulties are the result of some hostile actions of bite Russia, that you have to pay for the fight against the mythical Russian threat from we'll knock your own walletteeth out. All this is a lie. And the truth is that the current problems that millions of people in [[the West]] face are the result of many years of actions by the ruling [[elitism|elites]] of their states, their mistakes, myopia and ambitions. Well, how can this be printed in the West?”"
*“Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for "Hitler tried to destroy Russia, but for all humankind. It comes with colossal opportunities, but also threats that are difficult Everyone needs to predict. Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the worldremember how that ended.”"
*"Let me repeat: we did not start Anyone who doesn't regret the military activities, we are trying to end thempassing of the Soviet Union has no heart.Anyone who wants it restored has no brains."<ref>Parfitt, Tom (December 23, 2007).They started the war[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/dec/23/russia.For eight years, that war continued – a war to exterminate people tomparfitt Spy who live there, who feel themselves related by blood to Russia and Russian culturecame in from the cold].''The Guardian''.Retrieved September 15, 2018.How long were we supposed to tolerate that?”</ref>
*"Russia’s ethnic and cultural diversity is an all-conquering force that many people outside the country fail We are going to grasppursue terrorists everywhere...Our nation was built on If they are in the value of multinational harmony...It’s the most important foundation of our consolidationairport, which only becomes stronger we will pursue them in the face of foreign pressure and threatsairport...Our adversaries are people with neocolonial thinking, dimwits And if we capture them in factthe toilet, who do not understand that this diversity makes us stronger...When they talk about us, they think about themselves and imagine that then we are like will waste themin the outhouse...They say Russia has to be partitioned into dozens of small states...The goal is clear – to subjugate them, exploit them and use them for profit...But attempts by these morons to sow discord within Russia are doomed to failure.”"
*"What is happening now in Ukraine will never suit ''Russiais fighting for the [[freedom]] of the whole world. In Russia there will never be anything neo..We openly say that the [[dictator]]ship of one [[hegemon]] is becoming decrepit...She has become, as they say, a [[double standard|double-Nazidealing peddler]] and is simply dangerous to those around her...This is already clear to the entire world majority...I want to emphasize: without a sovereign, strong Russia, no lasting, stable world order is possible...It is our country, the [[Russian world]], as has happened more than once in [[history]], that has blocked the path of those who claim world domination."<ref>https://europerenaissance.com/2023/11/28/putin-said-that-russia-is-fighting-for-the-freedom-of-the-whole-world/</ref>
*“I have many friends since childhood who are Jewish. They say that Zelensky “Artificial intelligence is not a Jew, he is a disgrace to the Jewish people...I’m not jokingfuture, this is not irony...The current Ukrainian authorities openly celebrate Nazi figuresonly for Russia, most notably [[Stepan Bandera]], a Ukrainian nationalist who collaborated with the [[Third Reich]] during World War IIbut for all humankind...Out of six million Jews killed during the [[Holocaust]], 1.5 million were from Ukraine, It comes with Ukrainian nationalists heavily involved in mass executions...Howevercolossal opportunities, nobody wants but also threats that are difficult to hear about Bandera being an [[anti-Semite]], because Zelensky himself is a Jewpredict...But with his actions, he provides cover for Whoever becomes the leader in this scumsphere will become the ruler of the world.”
==See also==
*[https://youtu.be/6PR3m0FU8UQ PUTIN Is Our Everything. Literally. Do U Want To Know What Inside Putin's Mind? Experience PUTIN AI].
*[https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/portrait-of-power/ Portrait of Power: Demystifying Vladimir Putin], by Sean McMeekin, Claremont Review of Books, summer 2022 essays.
*[https://youtu.be/abYJ9WNHndo The Roots of the Russian Deep State (or Why 5th Columnists are Expendable to their Handlers)], by Matthew Ehret, February 22, 2024
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