TheImmortal
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Maybe Putin has had a change of mind or maybe he will just continue his foolish policy.
He thought if he sold S-400's to Turkey he could flip them against NATO, while in reality, they took the S-400s and then closed of their airspace to Russia now and had delivered equipment to Ukraine.
And now the US/NATO are dissecting the S-400 and have something to train against.
Putin’s desperate desire to be seen as an equal of the West has had disastrous ramifications for Russia. If it weren’t for Europe’s 60% dependence on Russian energy, this country wouldn’t have any cards left to play.
But of course people see Georgia/Maldova/Chenchenya victories and think Putin was a tough guy leader who saved Russia. In some ways he did when the bar was set so low by the treacherous Yeltsin. But compared to what could have been.....not even close.