The manner in which he has conducted himself politically for years has been one of caution, diplomacy, and prudence. He had quietly placed his puppet, Leonid Kuchma, to run Ukraine as president for the last 10 years.
Yet when the new Ukrainian presidential elections recently ended amidst massive ballot box fraud, particularly in Eastern, more Russian speaking Ukraine, (Ras)Putin had to have a premature congratulatory statement to the fraudulent winner, current Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych. Then as western countries like Canada, the U.S. and the European Union denounce the elections as fraudulent, Putin tells everyone to "leave Ukraine alone and let them handle their own affairs."
You see, with Putin, who can be considered a political genius (up to this point anyway), is brilliant at saying one thing and doing the complete opposite behind closed doors. So whenever you read or hear something Putin says, like "leave the Ukrainian people alone", he's got tanks on the northern border, he's getting lynchman to bully eastern workers into voting for his new puppet, Yanukovych, instead of pro western liberal Yushchenko, who has been slowly poisoned.
He knows controlling Ukraine again would benefit Russia for trade, labour, as Ukraine is the fastest growing economy in the European area. So Putin needs Ukraine like cars need oil and has done everything he knows to try and win it over. It's like Putin plays both sides for his own gain, but no one knows it. Putin may seem he's all pro western democracy kind of guy, but in reality he's given himself sweeping powers and has created a Stalin-like cult status for himself in Russia.
Again, reminds me of a certain character in Star Wars I and II. That character being Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious/The Emperor. But I'll call him Darth Vladimir.
The Dark Side may seem stronger, but it's always "the good in people" that win. Little did Darth Vladimir realize how the will of the people of Ukraine would remain in their protest camp supporting Yushchenko for days on end. And just 30 minutes ago, the Ukraine Supreme Court ruled the last vote invalid due to fraud and that the run-off vote be repeated before Dec. 26.
The gig is up Vlad, you've been exposed for who you really are. Your lightning bolt shocks on a country that is tired of being oppressed by Russians for centuries won't work anymore. Time to get thrown down the shaft.
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