PUTIN ON A HIT
As the world marks 3 decades since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. the little dictator for life #MadVlad Putin is bitter about it.
He once described it as the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th Century. He remains deeply resentful of how the Cold War ended: with Moscow losing territory, influence, and empire.
"What was the break-up of the USSR? It was the break-up of historical Russia," Mr. Putin said in a recent state TV documentary. "We lost 40 percent of our territory… much of what had been accumulated over 1,000 years was lost."