Look, World, we're relevant. So, Little Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin watches his minions conduct a full scale military exercise near his beloved St. Petersburg(his home turf). His generals sat glum-faced as he posed for fotos with his field binoculars stuck on his face. I can see forever, he seemed to be saying.
"Look Little Baltic States, the famous Russian Bear lurks in your backyard. Aren't I big and scary?" And so it goes, as Mr. Putin flexes his puny little body for all the world to see. The messages are similar to those put forth by his Bro Donald T. who recently set tongues wagging at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. He, Mr. Putin, must grab headlines, too. Or chance being forgotten. It is a form of international advertising; all rather bothersome. Look at North Korea: that dictator loves advertising and it doesn't cost him much except in scorn heaped on his little mud hole of a country.
Mr. Putin wants Europe to be aware of his proximity and his capabilities. Done. They get it. But they also get the economic necessity of doing business with Europe as an important part of the economy in the vast Siberian wastes. Hmmm. Can Mr. Putin overplay Russyan relevance? Yes, definitely.
Stay tuned. But not to RT media.
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