<div>Short version: Putin has minimum and maximum goals-- minimum goal is to expand Russian influence in E. Europe and with China. Minimum goal is to maintain status quo within Russian Federation. </div> <div>Status quo isn't taken for granted.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><BR><B><I>Olga Bourlin <fauxever@sprynet.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">What does Putin want?<BR><BR>Olga<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>extropy-chat mailing list<BR>extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org<BR>http://lists.extropy.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/extropy-chat<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p>
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