Big Bad Bears - Russia and Putin
Just a question(s) on posters views on the current situation. I've been outside of Russia twice in the last 12 months and have been subject to 2 sides of media (Irish/British/US - Russian). In the Summer it seemed like a full on invasion was about to happen in Ukraine, the "western" media had a field day and the Russian media were full of pomposity.
The situation here is not great and getting not greater (okay, worse) daily. As the price of oil sinks, and buckwheat flies off the shelves, and EU holidays are cancelled, I feel further and further from outside input. The vocal "liberal" groups have all but vanished and people who marched against Putin and co now hail him as a hero.
What are your opinions on what's happening?