Assad became already the 2nd runaway president whom citizens deposed for brutality and abuse — in 2014, Ukrainian president Victor Yanukovich escaped to Russia seeking refuge from angry citizen mobs.
Of course, the Russian mafia boss with the penchant for propping world’s worst dictators, Vladimir Putin, claims that the reason why citizens wanted to depose their corrupt leaders was “because the CIA paid them” — and not because people just had enough.
It’s quite ironic that Assad, who forced 6 million of Syrians to leave the country, is now officially “a Syrian refugee” — Russia granted him asylum “for humanitarian reasons.”
Would Putin suffer the same fate as Assad?
The speed with which Assad’s military collapsed in just 10 days was reminiscent of what was happening in Russia on June 24, 2023, when “Wagner” troops under command of Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin were rushing towards Moscow.
No one stood in their way — if Prigozhin didn’t chicken out and halt his march mere 2-hour drive from Moscow, Putin’s regime would have crumbled just as spectacular as Assad’s.
No one tried to defend Putin — even his top propagandists suddenly shut up and didn’t support him.
These were some unforgettable 14 hours.
Putin’s regime was miraculously saved by Prigozhin’s cowardice and foolishness — the ‘Wagner’ boss chose to believe trapped Putin.
Which was nonsensically moronic.
Prigozhin could have become a new Russia’s national hero — instead, he ended up blown up in a private jet in the sky over Russia exactly 2 months later.
That’s what Putin does to people who got him cornered — but decided, for whatever reason, not to finish him in a moment of his ultimate weakness. Putin is a revengeful psychopath incapable of forgiveness or compassion.
That’s a lesson to learn for those who might think it could be a good idea to “allow Putin to save his face” — or think that Putin’s promises could be trusted.
If Prigozhin didn’t stop, Putin would have nowhere to run. There is no place in the world where Putin could feel safe.
This means, when cornered, Putin will promise absolutely anything, will agree to any conditions. Which he never intends to abide by — and will break in the most cruel fashion at the earliest opportunity.
That’s the training he got — first, from his mafia boss judo trainer as a kid, and then, from the KGB school — you can say anything that lets you get what you want. And you never have to deliver on your promises.
Putin only can be stopped by force.
There is no other way.
Answer (1 of 9): Assad became already the 2nd runaway president whom citizens deposed for brutality and abuse — in 2014, Ukrainian president Victor Yanukovich escaped to Russia seeking refuge from angry citizen mobs. Of course, the Russian mafia boss with the penchant for propping world’s worst ...
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