Brexit Deal Fails in Parliament

Re:Brexit Deal Fails in Parliament by mirimir on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @02:30AM (#18918946)

And not just a "KGB man". Much of Putin's family died in the siege of Leningrad. And, as his key assistant, he watched Yeltsin sink into alcoholism and depression, as the Soviet Union fell apart, and Russia was humiliated.

So he's recreated the KGB.[0]

0) https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/09/21/putin-has-finally-reinc...

Edit: That is, I think that it's personal, for him. A matter of honor.

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Re:Brexit Deal Fails in Parliament by mirimir on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @05:30AM (#18919677)

Also, see this for context: https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-s-a-solid-man-declassified-mem...

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Re:Brexit Deal Fails in Parliament by lostlogin on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @03:11AM (#18919096)

Agreed. To add to your points, Putin’s grandfather was a cook for Lenin and Stalin. Speculation: He grew up hearing about these ‘”heros”.

https://www.google.co.nz/amp/s/www.rbth.com/document/5aa678c...

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Re:Brexit Deal Fails in Parliament by chupasaurus on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @06:13AM (#18919864)

Yeltsin had sunk into bottle before Putin came in his sight in 1996.

Russian Foreign Intelligence Service is still separated from FSB/KGB.

edit: wording. Definitely not a russian intelligence agent :)

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