He stated he believes the Russian Regime will collapse because the GDP has fallen for two straight months now.
He also stated not to forget Crimea.
Mikhail Kasyanov (click here)
He was just live on C-Span. I am sure his talk with the Atlantic Council will be shown again. He is worth listening to.
He stated, President Putin was very surprised at the response by The West in regard to Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.
The Former Prime Minister is absolutely correct. Russia was on it's way to a more open and democratic nation and that has drastically changed. I will say this, I believe the War in Iraq caused a pause with then President Putin to reassess the reliability of the USA as a peace partner.
I observed nearly a decade of Russian expansion of it's markets and foreign relations due to the instability caused by the Iraq invasion. I thought it was very healthy for the world to have a counter balance to the new aggression of the USA. However, I didn't expect this. This was a surprise to me and evidently most of the world, especially Europe.
I think and hope the next Presidential elections in Russia will be open and return to the progress the people were making to democracy and freedom. I think now that Mr. Putin has shocked the world, the return of a more benevolent presence will be sought in the next elections.
...2005-2006 – Kasyanov came back to politics to fight for democratic
values against growing authoritarian tide as Mr Putin changed the state
policy with evident anti-democratic drift. 56000 citizens created the
People's Democratic Union (PDU party) and elected Mikhail its Political
Leader. Marches of dissenters were initiated by PDU together with other
political groups.
2007 – Kasyanov was nominated and registered as candidate for the 2008 presidential elections, soon he was denied participation on political grounds.
2010 – Kasyanov initiated with other politicians B.Nemtsov and V.Ryzhkov the creation of united political group - Republican Party of People's Freedom. They were elected Co-Leaders of this PARNAS party.
2011-2012 - the Party initiated massive protests of citizens against lawlessness and corruption.
He also stated not to forget Crimea.
Mikhail Kasyanov (click here)
He was just live on C-Span. I am sure his talk with the Atlantic Council will be shown again. He is worth listening to.
He stated, President Putin was very surprised at the response by The West in regard to Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.
The Former Prime Minister is absolutely correct. Russia was on it's way to a more open and democratic nation and that has drastically changed. I will say this, I believe the War in Iraq caused a pause with then President Putin to reassess the reliability of the USA as a peace partner.
I observed nearly a decade of Russian expansion of it's markets and foreign relations due to the instability caused by the Iraq invasion. I thought it was very healthy for the world to have a counter balance to the new aggression of the USA. However, I didn't expect this. This was a surprise to me and evidently most of the world, especially Europe.
I think and hope the next Presidential elections in Russia will be open and return to the progress the people were making to democracy and freedom. I think now that Mr. Putin has shocked the world, the return of a more benevolent presence will be sought in the next elections.
...2005-2006 – Kasyanov came back to politics to fight for democratic
values against growing authoritarian tide as Mr Putin changed the state
policy with evident anti-democratic drift. 56000 citizens created the
People's Democratic Union (PDU party) and elected Mikhail its Political
Leader. Marches of dissenters were initiated by PDU together with other
political groups.2007 – Kasyanov was nominated and registered as candidate for the 2008 presidential elections, soon he was denied participation on political grounds.
2010 – Kasyanov initiated with other politicians B.Nemtsov and V.Ryzhkov the creation of united political group - Republican Party of People's Freedom. They were elected Co-Leaders of this PARNAS party.
2011-2012 - the Party initiated massive protests of citizens against lawlessness and corruption.
