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Last week’s dramatic developments in Moscow demonstrated that Russia lacks one of the fundamental attributes of a modern state – the mechanism for power to legitimately be transferred.
(c) KyivPost
When a president is elected illegitimately for 20 years, how can they transfer power legitimately?
Russia is a hopeless case.
Yeah, the only way power is transferred in Muscovy, is by death.
…or blackmail ;))
The little KGB zit doesn’t care about transition of power. He knows he has to be president until he dies (assuming he believes he will eventually die) or the Oligarchs will string him up for stealing from them. Putler’s private military will protect him.
Just read this on RT. They make it sound like this guy will have power over any decisions about Ukraine.
“Moscow newspaper Kommersant reported on Saturday evening that the Ukraine brief will be handed over to Dmitry Kozak, who was appointed Deputy Kremlin Chief of Staff, this week. Kozak was born in Ukraine and is regarded as being strongly in favor of improved relations with Kiev.”
Born in Ukraine but his entire resume’ is Moskali. He is former KGB and Spetsnaz so all he understands is fascism. He is also sanctioned to the hilt so he will have to run off to Oman for meetings too…
No doubt he’s best buddies with Yanu and Azarov, all Ukrainian patriots.
Isn’t it amazing that from the all the former Soviet Union republics, only the Baltic states and Ukraine have managed to become democracies. The others have become dictatorships. And, Mafia land is the worst of the bunch.