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Vladimir Putin: Soulmate, No More?
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06 February 2012
Funny, how diplomacy works. Ten years ago, former President George W. Bush saw through Vladimir Putin’s eyes his soul. Today, Mr. Putin's eyes hold rebuke and suspicion for the same country he had assured to build a trust-based relationship, “resolving the issues that divide” Russia and the U.S.
The divide seems to be growing bigger between the White House and Kremlin, and, to say the least, the evidence of the growing divide is abundant.
During a televised interview, Mr. Putin openly slammed a number of U.S. actions. He asserted that the U.S. was behind the “murder” of Moammar Gaddafi and the recent “unrest” in Russia. Mr. Putin also fulminated against Senator McCain via Twitter messages in response to the Senator's suggestion that the Arab uprising might be catching up with Russia.
His indignation toward the U.S. indicates a grim political and diplomatic outlook – a reincarnation of the Cold War-era relationship between the two super powers. This was not the U.S. and the rest of the world expected to happen, but most importantly, provoking Mr. Putin may not be the right thing to do.
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