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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump wishes he could handle the coronavirus the way Putin is,
Silence the media and just let people die as it runs its course, then pretend nothing ever happened.
JHB
(37,160 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(9,435 posts)health care officials from participating is a strong Putin-like first step.
BigmanPigman
(51,609 posts)"A New Emperor: Russia Girds for 16 More Years of Putin
One of Russias most influential business magnates on Wednesday said the country has become a quasi-monarchy a sign of how President Vladimir V. Putins move this week to clear the way to rule until 2036 has changed the landscape of Russian politics."
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/world/europe/russia-putin.html
HarlanPepper
(2,042 posts)More powerful men than him have met that fate.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)He won't be there for long as more turn on him, and many are now. Especially as their economy collapses from having so much if it based on oil prices.