Al Jazeera English, "Putin: Redrawing borders, rewriting history"

 

"Putin has nothing else to offer to Russian citizens.
He can not offer the wealth and prosperity and that is why he is only offering the myths of some great periods in history."

"Having shaped a grand historical narrative about Russia´s place in the world, Vladimir Putin now wants to protect it.
A new national security strategy signed by Putin in 2021 says traditional russian values and historical memory are under attack and must be defended..."

"From spy to president: The rise of Vladimir Putin"

 

"Vladimir Putin has been ruling Russia since 1999. In that time he has shaped the country into an authoritarian and militaristic society. 

The Soviet Union dissolved into 15 new countries, including the new Russian Federation. 

In Putin’s eyes, Russia had just lost 2 million square miles of territory. 

But Putin’s regime has also developed and fostered the most effect cyber hacker army in the world and he’s used it to wreak havoc in the West. 

But the election of Donald Trump brings new hope for the Putin vision. Trump’s rhetoric has been notably soft on Russia. He could lift sanctions and weaken NATO, potentially freeing up space for Putin’s Russia to become a dominant power once again."