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58Sunliner

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19. He has a lot of supporters.

Reply to PersianStar (Reply #11)

Tue Feb 2, 2021, 10:22 AM

Feb 2021

Making him a dead martyr would be an international mistake. Vlad is a psychopath, but he is smart and cunning. Without international outrage I doubt he would have survived being poisoned. Could be he wanted him incapacitated, but not dead. Poison can be tricky.

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Vague enough to target many expatriates PersianStar Feb 2021 #4

This is from 2010 while Medvedev was president... AntiFascist Feb 2021 #5

If he was "controlled" I highly doubt they would have poisoned him. 58Sunliner Feb 2021 #7

Yet he lives PersianStar Feb 2021 #11

He has a lot of supporters. 58Sunliner Feb 2021 #19

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2021 #20

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Yet I've seen a priest kiss Putin's hand... PersianStar Feb 2021 #14

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Interesting PersianStar Feb 2021 #16

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Sounds just like the USA !!! PersianStar Feb 2021 #18

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I find it strange VladmireTrumpkins Feb 2021 #6

Strange indeed PersianStar Feb 2021 #9