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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAs the Coronavirus Contagion Grows in Russia, Putin's Strongman Image Weakens
If you were taking your cues from Russias longtime leader Vladimir Putin this week, you would have been left thinking that the countrys worst struggles with the coronavirus pandemic were over.
Starting tomorrow, May 12, the national non-working period will end for the entire country and for all sectors of the economy, the Russian president announced during a televised address to the nation Monday. The unclear policy, which was in effect for six weeks, had officially allowed only essential business to remain open, while all employers were required to keep paying staff.
It is in the interest of all of us for the economy to return to normal quickly, Putin added.
Yet just the next day, Russia hit several unenviable milestones in an outbreak that has lasted for 10 weeks and counting.
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https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/05/14/as-the-coronavirus-contagion-grows-in-russia-putins-strongman-image-weakens-a70257
Comment: It seems that both Putins and Trumps mentors have quit giving advice.
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As the Coronavirus Contagion Grows in Russia, Putin's Strongman Image Weakens (Original Post)
LiberalArkie
May 2020
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catbyte
(34,332 posts)1. Well, there's a world of difference between being a strongman and a strong leader.
LiberalArkie
(15,703 posts)3. Don't we know
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)2. Is that where the drug remdesivir and medical supplies are going . . .
I do feel for the Russian people. They are living under a dictatorship and like shithole, putin doesn't care either.