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.*
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. ✔️ ✔️
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.
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
@@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.
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.
@@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 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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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!
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”
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.
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
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?
@@Ifraneljadida 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.
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"
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
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.
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.
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?
@@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.
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).
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.
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.
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".
@@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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
This is a good example why God in the bible chooses people who are simpletons, seem not well-suited for the job, over good talking and external appearance, . Guess it really counts what's on the inside.
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.
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
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
Dude said it he doesnt want his life to not be his own if he is dictator that no one can tell what to do he will be happy and it seems he has accomplished it
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
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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. ✔️ ✔️
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.
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.
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
_“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”_ -Abraham Lincoln
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.
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.
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
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 😂😂
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
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.
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. 😂
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
@manedwolfwithagmailaccount1478 And Bush is former CIA ... your point? lol
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?
@@Ifraneljadida 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.
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
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 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
Putin 👑🇷🇺💪🏻
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
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
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
The most clear encapsulation of absolute power corrupting absolutely.
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.
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
That is the most contradictive interview I've ever heard!
russia wasn't ready for the alphabet crew
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.
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
The man was a master KGB agent. 100% BS, 100% of the time.
eastern european saying: "don't believe anything until the kremlin denies it"
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.
“At some point your term wi be over”. It’s comin buddy, don’t worry. It’s comin to an end real soon.
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.
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.
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
Just remember that ww1 started with a man being rejected from art school.
He really aged like the Sith Lord he is huh?
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.
Someone needs to send a copy of this to Putin
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
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
The irony
Or he knew he was bullshitting the entire time.
This man was kgb. They don't play poker with cards facing out
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.
Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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
Hugo Chavez also lied about staying in power forever. Once he got into power, he changed his attitude.
Whether it's an act or he was genuine then, he's absolutely spot on in what's being said.
Someone needs to dm this to Putin
Could someone please play this on Russian TV? 😲
Anonymous wya
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
But the hearts of men are easily corrupted. -Tolkein
The entire irony of the whole situation happening right now and the fact he’s staying till 2036 which anyone doubts
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.
You either die a reformist or you live long enough to see yourself become the Tyrant.
A true Anakin Skywalker /Darth Vader moment.
What a likeable guy. I am sure he will not become an unhinged dictator in the future.
Well...this what happens when you reach the age of '69' and feel all powerful
Well, this didn't age well.
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.
What a find, excellent work to this channel
‘All who gain power are afraid to lose it’
Now he realised democracy is not best way to governing the country.
What a shame
Once a liar, always a liar.
When would a kgb agent ever tell you the truth.
I find it difficult to believe this is the same Putin of today. Absolute power corrupts men.
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.
So he was a liar back then, too.
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
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.
20 years later: dictator for life
russia wasn't ready for the alphabet crew
This aged like raw milk
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.
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.
Soooo, when is his term over?
Power corrupts turned this once smart Russian man who cared about his country to a cenile old paranoid man.
This is a good example why God in the bible chooses people who are simpletons, seem not well-suited for the job, over good talking and external appearance, . Guess it really counts what's on the inside.
Well this didn't age well. To quote John Dalberg-Acton "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
How ironic
This did not age well
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.
What a monster he’s become
This Putin and the one we see now are not the same
Power and money rot a soul. Don't care what anyone says.
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
When is the end of his term?
As a kid did you ever tell your parents exactly what they want to hear and then do the opposite? Yeah…
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
And now he become this Monarch, he was speaking about.
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
Such a wise man. I wonder what became of him later...
Putin never once told the truth in his whole life.
He has no plans of going off and living a normal life.
That’s what has driven him to make such a crazy move
So he's finally become what he warned against...
Dude said it he doesnt want his life to not be his own if he is dictator that no one can tell what to do he will be happy and it seems he has accomplished it
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
Most anticipated reaction video would be Putin's reaction on this video!
He's right, but also very ironic and hypocritical
So inspiring to hear this! I’m sure this man will bring freedom and democracy to Russia for years to come.
ironic..
I think he forgot all this lol
"There is no such thing as a former KGB" -Vlad Putin
Well, this interview hasn't aged well
He is a dictator. It’s different