Walman888
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Cunning is the first word that comes to mind with Vlad. He's been practicing a lifetime, climbing the ranks of the KGB, and then the political ladder of Russia. This fiasco seems to be worst miscalculation he's ever made. He just may be old enough to have underestimated the globally connected modern world.I don't think calling Putin smart is wrong. Calling him a good guy would be wrong. Evil people can be very intelligent. He seems to be trying to rebuild the Russian/Soviet empire of client states. It makes sense, from a Russian perspective (one that is rather paranoid from historical invasions from the west). The sad thing is he is trying to do it via brute force and is actually decreasing Russian security because of it. Too many victims and losers via his strategy.