In the beginning of the century, none would have imagined that an ex-KGB sleuth with Greek God-like physique and menacing looks would turn a political and military non-entity into a major world power. Putin’s eight years as President has not only revived Russia’s mighty Armed Forces, but its national pride as well—a pride that had been battered by Boris Yeltsin’s drunken days. Time and again, the Russian government has done a thinly veiled comparison of the Nazi aggression with NATO's eastward expansion. And it has smartly used its energy resources in stopping NATO’s advances into its sphere of influence. Kremlin's propaganda theme for whipping up Russia’s resurgent nationalism has at least assured that nobody takes the eastern Lion for granted anymore. The move by Obama to withdraw its missile defence is the latest example.
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