The only action that could ever strengthen Russia long-term is to give it proper seaports & infrastructure to reach them.
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Of course, Putin cant achieve that without conquest of large parts of Europe permanently.
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But that will require a war that Russia will never win.
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Snap. We think the same. It may not stop him trying though.
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The irony is, if he had allowed Russia to follow the path it was on before he came, it may even by now be a full member of EU
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Yes, that is indeed a great irony but Putin was set on short term shows and long-term disaster.
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This cutting corners business has not changed since Peter the Great - the inherent habit of impatience stifling the grass roots growth
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capital payments for mothers on child birth maybe... new spaceport
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First is declining. Second will never be finished. :)
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so true) but at least these can be counted as steps in right direction (not just declared but purposely implemented).
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It is possible that the focus on the Arctic can pay great dividends in the decades to come. Or it might result in nothing.
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I don't think Russia will follow through on that one. Will be another dinosaur project wasting billions.
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Bringing back governor elections in 2011? Oh wait, that technically was Medvedev.
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And those elections were then scrapped by Putin.
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They were scrapped post-Beslan, then brought back in early 2011, then suspended in certain Caucasus republiucs.
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Short-term. Long-term, when oil declines, the Middle East is a big sand box without any industries.
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The economic growth which did translate to better quality of life was due to oil prices and Primakov government reforms.
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New START treaty on nukes reduction? Oh wait, technically also Medvedev.
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