CitiesandThronesandPowers: Waist Deep in the Big Muddy - Putin in Syria

I had mentioned twice now in "the Big Muddy" and "The Tide Turns Against Russia" about the risk that Putin runs from Russian soldiers returning from fighting in Ukraine.  They know and will tell others that Putin is lying about there being no Russian soldiers fighting and dying in Ukraine.  This is a growing risk to Putin's political survival because the presence of Russian soldiers and their deaths in Ukraine are deeply unpopular among Russians.  An article by Catherine Fitzpatrick illustrates how that awareness is growing and affecting civil society.



http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/16/finding-putin-s-dead-soldiers-in-ukraine.html



CitiesandThronesandPowers: Waist Deep in the Big Muddy - Putin in Syria: It’s tempting to think Putin has a strategy in Syria.   But he doesn’t. Having decided to step down in Ukraine (for the moment) and a ...