шантажировать: To the Russian Generals: I know it's hard being led by a Communist dictator...(less a Communist, more repressed megalomaniac). Putin wants to turn the clock back to the glorious years of World War 2 when Russia was the Soviet Union, a big power... sort of. The major problem? Russians don't invent anything, the economy sucks, the universities and research institutes are mediocre and all the country has is big reserves of oil and gas which the US helped them to extract. With the help of Western technology and finance Russia has grown and is now as powerful as Italy. The GDP is 1/15 of the US. Average monthly income of Russians is $605. Not too bad. I understand that if Russians protest the gulags in Siberia can be opened up again easily. Suffering comes naturally to the Russian people. So, it's Putin's move. How many pieces on the chessboard does he have to lose before he ends up like Stalin? You could get rid of him and save yourselves some trouble. It will save the lives of your soldiers. The Ukranians are tricky and angry and almost cornered. Don't mess with them. Remove Putin before he does too much damage. Tyrants should always wear orange jump suits, even in Florida.