Putin Talks About The Importance Of Giving Up Power In Decades-Old Footage
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- At the start of Vladimir Putin's presidency, he allowed director Vitaly Mansky close personal access for a documentary project. In March 2001, Putin spoke in detail with Mansky about the importance of giving up power as an elected official in a democratic state.
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Power corrupts, not only morally or mentally but most importantly spiritually. It becomes a sickness of the soul, it becomes never enough, is merely an addiction.
When he is finally ousted out of power along with his cronies.
Or if he's in his dying breath from his enemies & people, this part of his life will come back to him.
*Who he was will come back at the final moment when he himself is about to be vanquished.*
True words.
Yes power does corrupt just look at Nato and the USA too
Putin is the most Evil man in the world since Hilter
Go away you. Let them help the native people first. Africans went there not the other way around. If this was in Africa they would've done the same. ✔️ ✔️
Some people think that Putin is lying here. Some people think that he was genuine back then. Regardless of who is right, the outcome is a tragedy.
If you know how he got to power then you know he's definitely lying.
@@stefandinu6389 bingo
not sure if i'd believe someone who's been president for almost 20 years of a countryc
where there's no press freedom and also now invading countries sending "Little Green Men" as well...
what a bunch of liars
Now as of March 4th 2022…
it may be that Putin is in so deep, that he absolutely fears losing his $ & life if he ever leaves office.
@@ithinkthonkthunk5333 I think that's why he never left and that's why many crooks do everything to stay in office - If they left, at least some of their criminal wrongdoings will be found out and they would be prosecuted.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Except when it doesnt. If anything, too little power has corrupted more in history
EXACTLY what I was about to comment, but had to scroll & see if someone had already posted it! 😆 This old footage of Putin is proof that is absolutely true! Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
@Burning Pipe this could honestly be summarized as the largest problem with human society.
@@burningpipe2627 examples?
Facts.
You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain
I was about to write that comment and looked for it in the comments section if not anybody else has already written it! Nice!
He was always a villain, the very way he got power already said as much
he was no hero back then
that was the time he already began killing of term limits, and setting up structures to stay in power...his political career is a shitshow looking at russian "democracy". a lier and pretender nothing more.
@@tomaszzalewski4541 vallians are yours European liders.they lie to you and all world around.one god they have -dollar
@@fagreed3938
Dude you should watch how the UN and NATO walked away from the Russian speech instead of doing their job and finding if their a way to fix the problem. Fucking Useless politicians. They ignored the problem like how they ignored Afghanistan, Iraq, etc
He lived long enough to become what he singularly despised.
He never despised dictators, Putin just said all that soothing stuff to stroke the West's ego and we are fucking buying it. Putin has great respect for Stalin, he argued that the fall of the Sovjet Union was the greatest geopolitical disaster of the 20th century. He's never wanted a democracy in Russia. He's a power hungry corrupt asshole who got convinced more and more of his own lies throughout the years, to the point were he invaded Ukraine and thought he'd subdue the country in a few days. Putin is now living in his own world surrounded by a country full of oppressed and ignorant people kissing his ass because if they don't, they go straight to Gulag.
Putin will go to his grave one day and he'll take Russia with him.
Mostly agree with you Daan, but I'm sure that a good number of people of the russian population don't blindly go into his propaganda. Too few, but not everyone.
Your last sentence seems sadly real. For now on, Russia could follow him into his grave. And maybe even the world.
There is still a chance (not a big one) that the military or others politicians do something.
He used to be Smeagol, but now he's Gollum.
Okay, whoa. Back up. Dude joined the KGB. We're not talking about the SPCA here. He was always Gollum. He's Sauron now.
Gandalf where you're at dawg
Back when Putin was pretending Russian elections weren't rigged.
At THAT time they weren't more rigged than the American ones, a lot of lobby work helped him to get re-elected. Then literal devil took over on new year's eve 1999/2000 after a false flag terror attack coup.
@@fckggl910 kompromat on Yeltsin is not 'lobbying'. Putin is a chekist and will always be a chekist.
russia wasn't ready for the alphabet crew
Rigged how? In Russia they don't use electronic voting machines, allowing ballot harvesting on mass, nor use a Driver's License as a means to vote. *2.000 Mules* by Dinesh D'Souza is very revealing on that.
I think power is the most heavy drug of all, if you take too much of it for too long you can never let go of it. I'm sure he genuinely felt this way at the time, that's the scary thing power can do to people: It changes men into monsters.
I want to believe that putin was and still is a good man deep inside, however I am very aware that he is probably lying. The guy was a former secret police agent, he knows how to act and he can do it effectively. Trying to build a nice image for yourself just to gain the trust of the people and get elected so you can gain power is something many "politicians" in many different countries have done. This is why I am simply too reluctant to believe Putin's words.
You're absolutely correct!!! I actually learned that lesson the hard way while I was playing Clash of Clans. It's a mobile app game that allows for players to join clans (analogous to countries in this case) and fight other clans with each other. The "politics" of the clan system are set up in a way that the leader has absolute power and can dictate everything that happens to the clan. So let's just say, as a clan leader, I was doing some not very nice things. Thank God it was only a game and didn't affect anyone's actual life. But yea that game taught me a lot about politics.
He is making it up.
Power doesn’t do that all the time.
@@professional.commentator chuckle I played Skyrim and did a lot of not very nice things.
@@professional.commentator hmm... Interesting. Sounds fun. Im a game theory kind of guy Id think id run that shii 😂😂
Reading between the lines, “the life of a monarch sucks so I’ll become an elected dictator instead.
You have all the power of a monarch with none of the restrictive traditions of a monarchy”
Yeah, see, his KGB past, makes that sound extremely probable.
Very, on brand isn't it.
yes that's actually flow of the USSR. Destroyed tradition and once there no marxist believe everything goes to hell. That's why Putin so much payed attention to traditional values although most people don't get it. But it's much more important than another several procent of GDP, at least from the perspective of state.
_“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”_ -Abraham Lincoln
He always spoke for the image, while actually being quite different man.
Then that would explain it. Create the illusion, the act, the propaganda to get in power and be like all the U.S. politicians who claim to be a Christian to get the evangelical vote. Then, reverse course and be the dictator he intended.
@@BigBirdy100
Basically UN. They claim to be reliable but ignores problem like how they ignored the recent speech of the Russian. They also ignored Afghanistan and Iraq when they needed then the most
True
"different man" - You mean - Duchebag?
surprise surprise, thats's almost every politician ever
People say they don't change, but everyone does
Earlier I would have said, you are right. But today I see it totally different
Human motivation, behavior, feelings do not change. The level of discipline, personal moral strength, ethical behavior is what checks that. Power, wealth, even sex can corrupt and sap the ethical side to satisfy desires. It is those desires of glory and satisfying one’s ambitions that destroy. That is with any person. People don’t change those things are carried by each and every one of us!
Worship the Slaanesh for he/she will grants you unlimited pleasure.
Bro he's a power-hungry liar back then and he is now too. Nothing changed.
For those who are interested in alternative opinions. ruclips.net/video/iz4KhdoVCyw/видео.html
"after your term is over" 😂😂😂😂😂
Good one, Vladi 🤣🤣
Shows what massive personal power can do to a person. Amazing.
Assuming he believed what he was saying back then. He's a slippery bastard.
@@unclescipio3136 That part. 😂
Never forget he's former KGB
Misinformation and propaganda are so deeply ingrained in Russian political life it makes even listening to the noise that comes out of a Russian mouth an exercise in futility
@@buckchesterfield8886 funny thing is why hide it now with excuses and misdirection. No one believes them 😂 not even their own people believe them
What a level headed world leader I bet one day he'll be a beacon of democracy
Good he is rn. DNR and LNR with Krim was choosed by people to be separate from ukraian, but still getting attacked from ukraian army. Good Putin defending democracy of people living there.
@@artvor0 terorist putin troll, you failed. Lmao 🤣
@@serhiifedorov238 good job, kid
@@serhiifedorov238 hi kid
@@serhiifedorov238 not kind of deeds that adults does, like reading the comments and saying someone a bot
This is the man who originally saved Russia, now he is the man who doomed it, he literally is the embodiement of "either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain"
ruclips.net/video/Mb3_R__r7Go/видео.html
'Tragic hero'.
he still is saving it
now ppl gonna reply me with oh hess getting so many sanctions . WHO TF HAS SANCTIONED AMERRICA FOR WHAT IT HAS DONT TILL NOW IN THE WORLD? NOBODY. NOT EVEN PUNISH THE PPL WHO DID MID EAST DIRTY. SO THEY SHALL KEEP SHUT BOUT THESE WESTERN SANCTIONS WHICH ARE ESSENTIALLY SELF DETERIORATING. RUSSIA HAS OTHER PARTNERS IN THE EAST FOR BUSINESS. AND SANCTIONS ON OIL AND COMOODITIES WILL ONLY HURT THE WEST
@@priyanshu3182 any Ukrainian territory annexed or falling under his sphere of influence is and will be worthless, Ukraine itself wasn't even self-sustaining in the first place, now add that with a population that won't cooperate, a destroyed region in need of repairs that will for sure not be done by the west in parts under the Russian sphere, a forever broken trade with Europe, etc, if Russia wins completely the sanctions will not be lifted and the already weak Russian economy will crumble for the years to come, if they win a pyrric victory then they would have won lots of useless things and ruined their future literally just for sending a message to the west, if Russia "loses" they will just collapse, independently from the outcome the ties with the west are unquestionably broken, the western nations will become more and more independent from Russia with time, the average Russian quality of life will fall, their economy that already couldn't compete with the other global powers of the US, China and the EU will further fall and their capability to project influence outside of Russia will fade and they will either become a puppet of China that will put Chinese interests in front of Russia's own just because of the dependence they have like North Korea is, an average closed despotic failed state that will eventually isolate itself to the point the world doesn't care about it anymore like Iran is or the regime will just fall and they will become another American puppet, there is basically no way this invasion will benefit Russia in any way in the long run, not even if they accomplish every single one of their objectives, not as long as the West exist, truth is the west is far wealthier than any other place in the east, the literal only other option is China, and China will do what it did in North Korea, what it did in Afghanistan and what it did in Venezuela, and that is, not treat them as allies but as pawns in their game against America, just as the US does with half of latinoamerica and europe
He's nationalized property in Russia. Russia has bought 9% stakes in Russian businesses. He is recreating the USSR
He actually looks down on the USSR, he seems to want to recreate the Russian Empire believing that was the height of glory. He (incorrectly) claims Lenin setting the USSR up as a republic is what set it up for failure.
СССР распался из за Афганской войны, и то что сейчас на СССР не похоже, мб будет для тебя странно но в СССР была оппозиция, да , среди коммунистов но была) Сейчас у нас все больше похоже на феодализм, король и вассалы))
@@Sam-kr9wj but isn't the nationalization of business and property a hallmark of communism? I'm just connecting dots. I don't care what Putin says I care what Putin does. He has Russian troops in Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Ukraine. Russia federally owns all businesses and property now. That's communism no?
@@joenichols3901 nationalization = communism? are you american or something? and what about troops? are america restoring ussr too because it has troops in baltic states?
@@third-rome-citizen yes nationalization of all businesses is communism - its state control over the means of production. And I'm not talking about the US. I'm talking about Russia.
A bullshitter then, a bullshitter now. Same as all the rest, he just had the perfect opportunity.
well said
Really? As far as I am concerned, even by foreign outlets, Putin has an average of 80% approval rating ... Can't say that about Sleepy Joe. Haha
Putin: When my term is over, I'm an ordinary citizen.
Now he's no longer a politician nor an ordinary citizen.
1 year later he's still a successful politician in his country
Don't believe him for a second. He has not risen from a nobody to an absolute dictator by being moral and honest
Especially considering that he's a former KGB OPERATIVE back when Russia was still called the Soviet Union/USSR
Biased propaganda
In this case, I think he was being honest. It just sounds like something random that he was thinking about. Not something that would serve any real benefit, at that time at least. But hey, I could be wrong. I just know from my own example, I was thinking very differently 20 years ago.
He only came into power by accident originally. he was requested to serve as puppet mayor basically. From there, the power probably started to corrupt. But I think in this clip he probably believed what he was saying.
He is a Chekist front man.
That is the most contradictive interview I've ever heard!
russia wasn't ready for the alphabet crew
I’m thinking that what he is doing right now is an act of something more than being a president. He is more than 20 years at his post even despite the fact of Dmitry Medvedev was also a president during this period but being controlled by Putin. He did many good things after Yeltsin but only during his first two periods. I suppose now he performs something in order to engrave himself like the most powerful and mighty person in geopolitics. He’s more than 70 y.o., his time is getting closer so he performs. Not because of money or resources but to see how far he may go with his power. It’s frightening what absolute power can do to people.
We, Russians, are trying to deal with it since 2017 when an active protest wave appeared in our country. Government is stronger unfortunately. Some people were born with Putin at his post and died some days ago in Ukraine. I’m looking forward to seeing him leaving.
What a somber post. Thank you for sharing your feelings though.
I think he changed the most a few years before his wife asked for divorce. Once they divorced, he became more distant and hardened.
@@_John_P hmm, didn't think of that... by the way he still didn't speak any word about his daughters. I cannot imagine being a father who wouldn't even introduce his children to the world. Even if it is all about security to me it seems too strange
Your country is great, Pavel. By its people, culture, history, ... I've began learning your langage at the end of my teenage years, and I still try to find good books about russian history.
Going against Putin is not a sign of weakness of your country ; we all see how he use his power those last year. Being nationalistic is not a bad thing, everyone want the best for their country and fellow citizens ; but invading neighbour for no reason, threaten the world about nuclear war and stealing the power from it's people since 20 years... That's too far.
Keep hope : even after the invasion of Ukraine, the world don't hate the people of Russia, just the man that send your fathers/brothers/sons die in a pointless war. If by chance you achieve to put an end of his reign, may you have a better government and may Russia shine again.
@@francoiscamy5066 russian history has unpredictable past, this is a thing I hear sometimes. This is because some book for students are written by politicians,not historians. Overall our history proves that most of people here got used to be like slaves. Throughout times it became clear that russian guy is the one who cannot live without a tsar who decide what’s better for his people. Even now many people here are supporting Putin for no reason, just because “he knows what to do”. It’s very sad that the only person ruined lots of businesses here making someone unemployed and turned other countries to end up relationships in many fields. But still someone is believing that it’s going to be better for us… What happens today would be a new dark part of our history and it proves that some people here are still live with a need to have a tsar in their lives.
I'm really curious if this is what he believed at the time, or if he's just pretending to be a democrat here since he's only a year or two in office. According to Simon Sebag Montefiore (take it with a grain of salt, he doesn't specify a source) Putin once asked his entourage 'who was the greatest criminal in Russian history?' and before they could respond he answered his own question: 'the greatest traitors in our history were those weaklings; Nicholas II and Mikhail Gorbachev, who threw power on the floor to be picked up by madmen. I would never abdicate'.
That's certainly what Putin believes now as Russia's 21st century Tsar. Was he always that way?
He's been in office for 20 years. That's enough stress to accumulate your insanity
@@hunterofdarkness8329 To be honest though, I think he's acting here. But I agree, 20+ years in office would probably drive most people insane, especially in a country like Russia.
Try 20 years 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
in the early 2000s he wanted to get integrated in the western economic sphere... he was releasing interviews like this one and saying he believed in liberalism. he said he asked Clinton to join NATO in 2000. he set up the NATO-Russia Council in 2002. Russian economy was growing strong. this phase lasted maybe until 2006... then some very contradictory 8 years and then with Crimea he took the final decision to throw all masks and just show publicly to the world he's a fascist dictator whose goal is to recreate the great empire and to destroy the west with propaganda. Russian economy started to tank after Crimea but he doubled down on his craziness, he's now completely detached from reality (other than from his people).
@@Johnny_Savage Putin started his destruction in 1999 in Chechnya
The man was a master KGB agent. 100% BS, 100% of the time.
The most clear encapsulation of absolute power corrupting absolutely.
And then everybody was so happy with him, that they started to believe that he was a god. After a while, he started to believe them. The rest is history.
This is like how people always say that they never want to get married when they first start dating someone...
i remember when i was 8 saying: i will never marry.
And i was right...
russia wasn't ready for the alphabet crew
“At some point your term wi be over”. It’s comin buddy, don’t worry. It’s comin to an end real soon.
Power is intoxicating it takes actual strength to surrender it
Putin's behaviour is a classic textbook definition of _'insecure small-man syndrome.'_ He's so deeply insecure about his masculinity, he publishes bare-chested homo-erotic images of himself riding large powerful studs between his legs.
russia wasn't ready for the alphabet crew
eastern european saying: "don't believe anything until the kremlin denies it"
He really aged like the Sith Lord he is huh?
22 years later….everyone’s still waiting for his term to be over.
Imagine putting up with Biden for that long 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@mypeeps333 or Trump. Neither are a great option.
russia wasn't ready for the alphabet crew
He is looking much different from today’s Putin
He looks sharper and more lively. He seems unpleasent, but much more alert than now. Now he seems somehow dim, like he is on some sort of drugs.
@@Kivikesku Luxury lifestyle overdose
@@Kivikesku the guy is almost 70 now. cmon
@@Kivikesku he looks like he has an alcohol problem. his head swelled up
@@Johnny_Savage My friend who's a doctor says he thinks it might be a symptom caused by drugs for Parkinson's disease. The bad news is, Parkinson's makes you unstable and irritable.
The reason he has not given up power for more than two decades was not to become ordinary citizen and be held accountable as such
Хорошо сказал
People like Putin and Xi have stepped on many toes to stay in power. He has no choice but to rule for life, unless he's prepared to lose it, or has a retirement bunker prepared in Mongolia.
Well, I think now we can say that Putin has lost the right to an "ordinary" life after he loses power, if he ever does during his lifetime. You don't become a war criminal and then get to "live an ordinary life".
He is rich enough to live without a scratch 😂
Tell that to the Bush Admin officials who essentially lied the people into Iraq and Afghanistan.
@@THENETESH That works for almost anything, but I think this is way too far. If he ever loses power within Russia somehow, his successor will 100% imprison/execute him because Putin's wildly unpopular with the entire world and that will give the new guy a good start. Anything else and the successor will be seen just as badly for sheltering a monster like Putin.
You do lol. Ask Netanyahu, Bush...any american leader for that matter.
The irony
Or he knew he was bullshitting the entire time.
This man was kgb. They don't play poker with cards facing out
Someone needs to send a copy of this to Putin
Once a liar, always a liar.
When would a kgb agent ever tell you the truth.
This Putin and the one we see now are not the same
So he was a liar back then, too.
I find it difficult to believe this is the same Putin of today. Absolute power corrupts men.
Now, he never gives up his power.
Kind of sad what could’ve been of my country.
@@KazeHorse it can be a great country. Putin needs to go. All the filthy chekists need to go. Boomers.
But the hearts of men are easily corrupted. -Tolkein
It's kindda weird looking at old footage of Putin and new... People physically change getting older, but damn I'm almost inclined to say that they swapped him for a lookalike 🤔
This was my theory like 2 days ago but I gave that up. But now that you mentioned it that is possible since Putin should be at least 89 and in that age he should be living in Luxury and not making critical decisions for the country
This is one of the most famous conspiracy theories in Russia for the last 10 years or so. But the simplest explanation is that he had botox injections which made him look different.
Plastic surgery and steroids, and I'm sure sometimes a double
@@GivePeaceAChance12 no womder he's insane
I love this guy. I've been following him for the past few years and he's gotten such a bad rap in the West 🙄 and to the west , I don't appreciate being lied to repeatedly about everything!!!
But you think he’s right? I love this guy too and I’m so certain the west keep lying about so many stuff and one important thing is this guy.. the lied about so many things about him.. he’s always the bad guy in every story they create... but still is he really right as we who love him think & hope he is? I’m still not really sure...and so puzzled about him...
One thing I’m sure about and I admire about him the most, is that he doesn’t want to be a follower to the west.. and is not giving up to them, even standing in facing them alone!
if he knows! did he forget?
Putin has Alzheimer's
Just remember that ww1 started with a man being rejected from art school.
The old Putin was not as stupid as the Putin of 2022....
You putting your opinion with one side of the coin, or two?
@@blockyclips7660 A comment in a RUclips video is not the place to write a balanced opinion do yes in this case I do.
Could someone please play this on Russian TV? 😲
Anonymous wya
What a shame
Someone needs to dm this to Putin
Hugo Chavez also lied about staying in power forever. Once he got into power, he changed his attitude.
Power corrupts turned this once smart Russian man who cared about his country to a cenile old paranoid man.
What a likeable guy. I am sure he will not become an unhinged dictator in the future.
No blaim for the people who elect him back in early 2000s
The thing is, no president should keep his position for a life time. Because you'll never know how a person acts in such a position after (too) many years.
He wasn't elected. He is a front man for the chekists.
@@sarahf4.258 Apart from that, originally he came to power after the previous president retired (1999) as Putin was vice president. But a year later he won the election for the next regular period.
Either he found that he loved the taste of power or he was lying through his teeth from the beginning to generate support.
Modern day hitler. He’s a monster , clearly out for world domination
He seemed honest in this, and he is right about what he is saying, that's why most democratic countries have a limited amount of terms that their leaders can have. But obviously the power and accumulation of wealth got to him.
@@jaybe2908
Its like winning a lottery and you becoming like a whole different person with much more bad side of you appearing
@Seydou Kone gtfo u idiot. Take care of your people and send planes.
@Seydou Kone fkn hater, check ur all comments, ur fkn reported
Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
This is an old footage, Putin looks much younger here. In lieu of that, he probably meant what he said. Words and actions are two separate things for a politician.
Power and money rot a soul. Don't care what anyone says.
I think he forgot all this lol
A true Anakin Skywalker /Darth Vader moment.
Whether it's an act or he was genuine then, he's absolutely spot on in what's being said.
20 years later: dictator for life
russia wasn't ready for the alphabet crew
When one has power, one gets to decide what to do with it. Blaming "power" is letting the person not take personal responsibility for their actions. The power we, each individual, has is their behavior. No excuses. No one is perfect but must take responsibility. Our goal should be "Doing the most good for as many as possible for as long as we are able".
It's a comment on humanity as a whole. We are all corruptible. If it's not money, it's sex or drugs.
It speaks more towards our need to be vigilant against our own evil as opposed to forgiving others of their sins because of this inherent fault in our system.
have you ever experienced power? let's not make statements on things we don't understand
let me ask you this then: if you had the opportunity to steal $20 from a thousand people and you could get away with it guaranteed without repercussions, would you? how about $40? or a million people? corruption of power doesn't happen overnight, it's something that's conditioned over time.
@@hmnanda it isn't what power is about though, don't replace it with money. Hitler didn't start the WW2 for profits.
@@Iv4Bez how else was hitler going to power his war machine? Tanks, planes, bombs, fuel, ammunition aint free. Money IS power
Power is a drug. Addiction to power is no different to drug addiction. You'll say you'll never be like them and then eventually you do.
Seems like he didn't have the desire to "lead a normal life after his term". Seems to me he finds being the Tsar quite the opposite of being restrictive
политик: он всегда говорит то, что ему нужно, то, что люди хотят услышать, в этом нет ничего удивительного / politician: he always says what he needs, what people expect to hear, there is nothing surprising in this
I mean he didn't pervert this statement, he was talking about the choice to be normal or to be a ruler, which he has. He could quit today if he wanted to.
seems like he's not going to quit now since his reputation has gone downhill
russia wasn't ready for the alphabet crew
That was a different guy back then or more likely he was going with the way the wind was blowing. Because it's apparent now that he want to return to Russia being the Soviet Union. Only this time its going to be much worse off and poorer.
Well...this what happens when you reach the age of '69' and feel all powerful
What a monster he’s become
What a find, excellent work to this channel
If you look closely you can see him smile every time he talks about giving up power. He knew this is a lie, and he was quite amused that people believed him.
He looks quite sad now, a face full of reget probably because he knows something bad eventually will be coming his way. He won't get that ordinary or peaceful life he talks about, and he'll be carrying this beyond his grave
@@Englishsea24 he looks pretty insane now, actually.
This must’ve been his speech to Yeltsin, because I do not think he meant this for himself.
russia wasn't ready for the alphabet crew
Such a wise man. I wonder what became of him later...
The entire irony of the whole situation happening right now and the fact he’s staying till 2036 which anyone doubts
Most anticipated reaction video would be Putin's reaction on this video!
Damn this guy is a good manipulator. Although his recent remarks and logical reasoning suggesting he is mentally deteriorating, happens to us all at some point, incredibly dangerous when they wield any power.
‘All who gain power are afraid to lose it’
As a kid did you ever tell your parents exactly what they want to hear and then do the opposite? Yeah…
Now he realised democracy is not best way to governing the country.
Well this didn't age well. To quote John Dalberg-Acton "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
"There is no such thing as a former KGB" -Vlad Putin
He talked about democracy, LOL, poor Russians and Ukrainian civilians. Today, we can compare this men to Stalin or Lenin. History repeats itself.
And now he become this Monarch, he was speaking about.
Well, this didn't age well.
Putin never once told the truth in his whole life.
"Whatever you are doing to the state and society now is what you will be dealing with a few years later as an ordinary citizen [...] Think twice before making any decisions..."
*hum hum* Well THAT turned out OK......... !
He has no plans of going off and living a normal life.
That’s what has driven him to make such a crazy move
Still, he somehow chose to become the monarch. Or a dictator, but that's basically just a more modern word for the traditional role of a monarch.
Monarchs today pretty much have no power. They're figureheads and ambassadors. Not dictators like this monster. Yes, there are still monarchies that wield power, but those are in the minority today.
not a close. The essense of monarchy is a tradition, divine rule. Putin isn't monarch for sure, it isn't possible in moder Russia. He's populist dictator/strong democratical president, depending on your view.
A $1 million bounty has been put on Putin. Anyone that captures him can claim it. "I promise to pay $1,000,000 to the officer(s) who, complying with their constitutional duty, arrest(s) Putin as a war criminal under Russian and international laws" said crypto investor and California based businessman Alex Konanykhin.
Lol!
You either die a reformist or you live long enough to see yourself become the Tyrant.
This aged like raw milk
20 years in power changes a man quite a bit.
i suppose if you’ve run a country from the atlantic to the pacific for such a long time, you might lose your mind. on top of that he is a former kgb agent with decades of experience
Can any russian speaking person validate if that's really what he said?
Whatever happened to him??
He's become the person he wanted to avoid.
So inspiring to hear this! I’m sure this man will bring freedom and democracy to Russia for years to come.
This doesn’t even look like the same person.
This is why I have always said that in politics we should not have people that are older because when it comes down to it whatever they decide the ones are going to fight and pay the price is the younger generation it's a very sad
Yes and contrary to common belief people tend to get crazier the older they get.
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You know as this whole war unfolds I'm beginning to think and wonder if the time for a female president or just females taking charge of countries is coming or is the solution
This war is really making me think I've always been against females being in power I don't think it's our role I think men were born to be leaders but I don't know it's not looking good
@Seydou Kone Tell me which country doesn't have racism, dipshit
One of the contributing factors to the fall of the Russian Empire and the Tsar was a long, devastating war (World War 1).
One of the contributing factors to the fall of the USSR and the Communist Party was a long, devastating war (Soviet - Afghan war).
I wonder if this war would be long and devastating as well, and would it kickstart the fall of the Russian Federation and Putin as well.
I think it already did start the downfall of Russia with this war in Ukraine. The world is not standing for it and has had enough of Putin. Remember he interfered in the 2016 elections and even in the 2020 election. The sanctions will turn the oligarchs and people of Russia against him. Byebye Putin.
and let's not forget the war with ukraine is already 8 years long and russian economy started to tank in 2014 exactly because he started it and the world responded negatively. now he scaled it up massively and he's in for a rude awakening