tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post1192828543500564537..comments2024-03-28T09:55:42.123+00:00Comments on Capitalists@Work: Putin ill - a would-be Black Swan event?CityUnslickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-42340098790375502802015-03-12T15:02:07.986+00:002015-03-12T15:02:07.986+00:00Russian nationalism is on the rise. We are probabl...Russian nationalism is on the rise. We are probably better off with Putin than whoever comes next.Jernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-17254097619401028572015-03-12T14:32:27.899+00:002015-03-12T14:32:27.899+00:00Leaders come and go. Interests do not. I wouldn...Leaders come and go. Interests do not. I wouldn't expect much to change if Putin went. Sebastian Weetabixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-7566927610735649822015-03-12T12:27:14.369+00:002015-03-12T12:27:14.369+00:00So my prediction may be coming true. I should star...So my prediction may be coming true. I should start gambling.BEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-53291745177231589682015-03-12T10:18:14.934+00:002015-03-12T10:18:14.934+00:00Everyone everywhere would be very glad of Medvedev...Everyone everywhere would be very glad of Medvedev as (at least) a stop-gap<br /><br />you are right about the Ukranian adventure not being universally popular - not even the Crimea thing has been received rapturously in all quarters<br /><br />An early Medvedev gambit involving immediate end to sanctions + big dollop of €€€ / $$$ + devo-max in E.Ukr + quiet withdrawal of tanks + nothing particularly humiliating in public, would go down nicely at home<br /><br />he could even offer some assistance against ISIL ...Nick Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670594203660051701noreply@blogger.com