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How Putin’s Wars Shaped Modern Russia
Intelligence Squared
Putin's Response to Chechnya
Putin thought Chechnya was an entirely domestic issue, and Russia would deal with it. But this was also the time of the global war on terror, that particularly sort of foolish concept. And as far as he was concerned, he felt, look, this is just Russia's front in this global war. So I think this very much set the pattern of him thinking that we in the West are sanctimonious hypocrites who are willing to endorse brutal actions when it's in someone else's interests.
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