They did it to themselves. Putin’s Chekist gambit failed and now Russia will suffer for it. https://t.co/Vduk3pRn5R— Andrew C Laufer, Esq (@lauferlaw) May 12, 2018
A top aide to Putin recently said #Russia is preparing for "100 years (200? 300?) of geopolitical solitude."— RAND Corporation (@RANDCorporation) May 12, 2018
If Moscow takes such a path, it will be due to unwise policies, not a Western cold shoulder, says RAND's @courtneywmh. https://t.co/i9zlQZRGvf
That ordinary Russians will suffer for decades because of Putin’s malfeasance is...unfortunate. Let’s take his trillions and redistribute to Russian people. https://t.co/KYWSW5GmSl— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) May 12, 2018