The Sochi Olympics, Unrest in Kiev and Putin's Invasion
PUTIN’S MOVE TO INVADE THE UKRAINE IS NOT A SPONTANEOUS CALL TO SHIELD FELLOW RUSSIANS. HOWEVER, IT IS PRESIDENT PUTIN REVEALING his inner self. I believe, as many writers and bloggers may concur. Putin the man kept hidden his true persona within. He was now invoking a sinister plan mixing PR, diplomacy, corruption and possibly clandestine effort to initiate violence in Kiev. The Russian President has never accepted the demise of the Soviet Union and subsequent chilling of a Cold War. As former chief of the KGB he has not warmed to any trust of the West. Vladimir Putin retains an inherent belief of "his personal mandate" to reestablish as much of the U.S.S.R. as feasible. He wishes his legacy to be seen as the one who reconstructed and engineered a well-thought plan for Russia as it enjoyed in the past. Putin's goal is simple, capture more power and influence within the global community. Violent Protests in final days of the Olympics brought Putin...