Re:Russian Ruble just lost ~30% of its value
by ttyprintk on Sunday February 27, 2022 @10:56PM
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The thing is, this has been completely predictable to US intelligence. So, he’s “off” but predictably-phased?
Re:Russian Ruble just lost ~30% of its value
by colordrops on Sunday February 27, 2022 @10:56PM
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Sorry but Marco Rubio is nothing but a stooge that says what ever is politically expedient.
He has always been a killer,but his problem now is different & significant
It would be a mistake to assume this Putin would react the same way he would have 5 years ago" Source: https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1497393912821915648
Later, Rubio says: "Let me stress again that we are NOT dealing with 2008 #Putin
It is a grave error to assume he will make the same calculations & decisions today that he would have made in the past
The old Putin was a cold blooded but calculating killer
This new Putin is even more dangerous" https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1497968757091807234
Obviously, he's not going so far as to say that Putin has "lost his marbles" and Rubio definitely has his own agenda. My impression is that either Putin's cognitive state has changed over the last five years or Russia's doctrine of "escalate to de-escalate" has changed the playbook.