https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna32909
Not surprised.
People keep saying he's trying to recreate the Soviet Union, but Putin is not a communist, and "United Russia" is merely a pro-Putin front with no clear ideology.
Ever since the takeover of Crimea in '14, I have always maintained Putin is trying to recreate the Russian Empire rather than the USSR.
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