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Andrew Smith's avatar

I'm afraid this was only possible because of the type of person Khrushchev was. Putin is smart enough to understand that annihilation is bad, but I don't see him putting his ego aside in the interest of not annihilating the planet. The ego is just too important.

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Austin Liniewski's avatar

Oh absolutely! I look at Putin as urgently trying to restore what once was. And the way things are turning currently, I feel he is moving closer towards that plan.

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