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amandabeech

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4. His internal polling numbers must be atrocious.

Sat Mar 15, 2014, 12:25 AM

Mar 2014

Really, he does seem to be absolutely frightened of any questions about his leadership and any independent thought whatsoever.

There was an article in the NYT last week reporting that Putin has stopped talking to anyone but a few cronies from the St. Petersburg branch of the KGB. More moderate voices are nowhere to be found.

Putin is in an echo chamber and he is making sure that all Russians are in there with them.

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