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Analyst Says Ukrane Causing Russia Worries
‘It Would Not Surprise Me For Putin To Send In Troops’
WND
A former U.S. House foreign policy analyst says the violence and turbulence in Ukraine is giving Russian officials reason for alarm, because of the nation’s dependence on its neighbor.
It might even be reason for Russian President Vladimir Putin to move to annex Ukraine, analysts say.
There have been several days of violence – and dozens of dead – in Kiev, Ukraine, as conflicting interests there fight over whether the nation’s future should align with Russia, or the European Union.
There was a truce, which was broken. Then today came word that an agreement for new elections was reached.
Analyst Brian Weaver says a major factor in the fight – and one that may prompt Putin to action – isn’t being discussed much. It’s oil.
“Pulling up a map of the Russian oil pipeline to Europe, the majority of the oil from Russia to Europe goes through the Ukraine. With the political unrest there, it would not surprise me for Putin to send in Russian troops under the guise of protecting the pipelines,” Weaver said.
Weaver says another factor to be considered when anticipating Putin’s future actions is his past.
“Putin was old school KGB and has shown the distinct earmarks of setting up a populist authoritarian regime in Russia. The so-called president from 2008-2012 was hand picked to run by Putin and after elected made Putin the prime minister,” he said.
“The truth is Putin actually ran everything those four years. To present a picture of democracy to legitimize his rule to the world, Putin will follow the Russian constitution, which limits a president to two consecutive terms.
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