Since he last faced election in 2012, Russians have invaded Ukraine, annexed Crimea, blanket-bombed Syria, been accused of meddling in the U.S. presidential election and claimed to have a scary new nuclear arsenal.
"No one listened to us. You listen to us now," he said earlier this month, boasting about those weapons.
Well congratufrigginlations. Count Scary got attention. Putin made Russia grate (on our nerves) again.
Where once the West ignored Russia, traded with them, and generally gutted its European defense capabilities, since Putin began blustering and committing aggression, the West pays attention.
And now NATO states increase military capabilities focused on Russia.
Brilliant!
Also, "blanket-bombed?" I think the author means "carpet-bombed."
