‘This speech is unhinged’: Russia expert explains why he was truly scared by Putin’s recent remarks
During a meeting with the Russian Defense Ministry, Putin said, “We have nowhere further to retreat. Do they really think we’ll sit idly as they create threats against us?”
The 58-year-old McFaul, who served as a U.S. ambassador to Russia under President Barack Obama from 2012-2014, noted that he has listened to a lot of Putin speeches — warning that “this speech is something different” and describing Putin’s “threats” as “truly striking and crazy.”
‘This speech is unhinged’: Russia expert explains why he was truly scared by Putin’s recent remarks
During a meeting with the Russian Defense Ministry, Putin said, “We have nowhere further to retreat. Do they really think we’ll sit idly as they create threats against us?”
The 58-year-old McFaul, who served as a U.S. ambassador to Russia under President Barack Obama from 2012-2014, noted that he has listened to a lot of Putin speeches — warning that “this speech is something different” and describing Putin’s “threats” as “truly striking and crazy.”
https://www.rawstory.com/this-speech-is-unhinged-russia-expert-explains-why-he-was-truly-scared-by-putin-s-recent-remarks/