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Lucia_LA t1_j26hiic wrote

Why is Putin still acting like a big leader? He's a meme, no state on this planet still takes him serious and is only nice to him to abuse him for cheap gas and oil. Hes a bigger clown than Trump.

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Voxunpopuli t1_j26me3x wrote

Short answer, nukes.

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Shogouki t1_j26pdr8 wrote

And, despite Russia going to hell in a hand basket, still maintaining enough loyalists and/or influence that he's not been assassinated yet.

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Voxunpopuli t1_j29u5v5 wrote

True. Plus people conveniently keep falling out of windows.

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pickleer t1_j26q7r5 wrote

Why is trump? Same as Kim's incessant saber rattling. It's all about ego and limp little noodles. Though I'm sure there's an international kompromat trading circle with these guys...

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bualing t1_j26lyic wrote

With "no state on this planet" u mean 10% of the world population aka the west?

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Lazorgunz t1_j271vfp wrote

so like all but 1 major economies, all tech leaders, scientific powerhouses and democracies, 80% of military power.. the overwhelming source of international aid, then yes, THAT 10% of the population

if push comes to shove and secondary sanctions are on the table, its quite clear what direction most countries will choose to go. although that is unlikely given how hard russia is getting its shit pushed in already with the west and allies throwing reserve tech and chump change around

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Sin1st_er t1_j286cge wrote

TIL there are no major economies, tech leaders, democracies and Military power outside the west.

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Shogouki t1_j26pr82 wrote

Russia only has a population of about 143 million people which isn't remotely 10% of the world's population.

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