First after the collapse of the ruble, the emergence of Putin in the public showed that the collapse of his regime closer than it seemed even recently

“Big” press conference of Vladimir Putin, from which many had expected at least foreign correction, logically necessary amid a devastating financial meltdown and growing economic problems in Russia, became a demonstration of the main Russian crisis is a crisis of perception of reality. No special findings of the Russian President of what is happening in their own country did not. Yes and understanding of the seriousness of the problems it has a peculiar, Putin. The Russian President has actually promised the citizens of the crisis two years. For almost every one of its citizens, this means a deterioration of living standards, changing life plans, the rejection of the usual costs and opportunities. But only not for Putin. Putin in his fantasies presents himself as commander of the defending army, which mean the West to strive no matter what was put on the chain and pluck claws - that is, to deprive the nuclear club, which in terms of economic degradation is the only proof of the power of this aging of the savage.

That is why Ukrainian Putin's rhetoric has not changed and cannot be changed. Not only because this change will not understand warmed by the chauvinism of the Russian TV audience, but also because Vladimir Putin really believes Ukraine its traditional territory - not even zone vliyanie and traditional territory. He is outraged by the fact that the Ukrainian people did not allow him to complete the operation by the absorption of Ukraine - but blames the incident, of course, not themselves Ukrainians, who, in his opinion, it is easy to disperse from the area, and the West, namazyvali Ukraine agreement European Association. He is not going to even discuss the question of annexation of the Crimea and continues to repeat already familiar mantra about “the civil war in the South-East". Except that ceased to deny the existence in the occupied territories of Donbass their soldiers, which, answering the question of Ukrainian journalist, he appeared to recognize mercenaries.

Important, however, not the rhetoric of Vladimir Putin. Important steps. The financial and economic crisis in Russia should make Putin and his entourage to focus on its own economic problems “with the economy started, let's economy and it's finished”. This should stop the plans of the Kremlin madman for deploying large-scale war against Ukraine and the rest of the civilized world. This should encourage Putin, at least to freeze Donbass conflict and not to take on Board ballast - “the new Russia”. This sooner or later, however, judging by the adequacy of Putin, sooner rather than later, will lead to the collapse of the Russian political regime, the restoration of the Ukrainian control of the Donbass and the return of the Crimea. In any case, Putin has had to recognize issues and the beginning of the “difficult times” - that was unthinkable a few months ago, amid a fanfare on the occasion of the occupation of the Crimea and the outbreak of war against our country.

Putin - as well as many other Russians simply do not realize that these “difficult times” will not end. All that they hope - and Putin is no secret - it is not in their own ability to withstand the crisis, not to reform, not on the consequences of changes in the foreign policy of his country, and on the resumption of oil prices.

Vitaly Portnikov, journalist

Source: http://www.liga.net/