Now that constitutional limits to foreign interventions have been removed by the Duma, Putin is buying advanced
Soon To Be in Russian Hands
military equipment from France, including an assault warship that is making a lot of people very nervous. And, rightfully so.
Russia’s military aggression in Georgia and the recent removal of restrictions on the President’s war-making abilities are bringing back the spectre of Soviet-esque expansionism, albeit in a cruder, less forceful way.
The bigger problem, of course, is the threat Russia poses to Western Europe with its stranglehold on energy sources. As a re-energized and rising military power, Russian combativeness will only increase.
On a related note, Putin said on a recent visit to Paris:
We are buyers, you are sellers
There was once a time when Russia would sell its military equipment to anyone willing to buy. Now, it has to buy it from other countries. What a pity.
