Igor Yakovenko: "The feat of a scout"

“Vladimir Putin has succeeded in politics, including in party building abroad. He, apparently, for the first time in history managed to create a one-party system in the United States. On the night of July 28, 2017, the American Senate almost unanimously, with one vote against, voted in favor new sanctions. Let us recall that earlier congressmen demonstrated the same unanimity: 419 - “for”, 3 - “against,” writes a columnist for the Daily Journal .

“The basis for sanctions against Russia: “violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine, cyber attacks and interference in the presidential elections in the United States.” The scale of retaliation is still difficult to assess, especially since much will depend on the enforcement activities of the US Treasury Department, but, apparently, the Russian economy and in particular, the economy of Putin’s friends will not be enough.”

“But in vain the enemies celebrate victory. While Putin is on the farm in Russia, there will be no holiday on their street. Even before the final vote in the Senate, Putin, speaking at a press conference following a meeting with the President of Finland, said that “at some point will have to answer, because it is impossible to endlessly tolerate rudeness towards our country." Putin explained to the planet that "the Americans are using their geopolitical advantages," which means these are "actions with aggravating circumstances and, I would say, with special cynicism."

Putin's strength and invincibility lies in his unpredictability. Nobody knows what terrible blow he can deal to presumptuous America and in what place. He can take away the dacha in Serebryany Bor, he can expel the American ambassador from his Spaso House residence, he can close the Anglo-American school in St. Petersburg, and he can force all the kids there to ask him questions all day long and at the same time kiss them all on the stomachs.”

“So sanctions, of course, pose a threat to the Russian economy, but Putin personally is not too afraid. Much more unpleasant for him is the news received on July 28, 2017 from fraternal Uzbekistan. The daughter of the former president, Gulnara Karimova, was arrested there. The daughter of the late Islam Abdurganievich, of course , she was still a brat. She quarreled with her dad, did not hide her ambitions, for which she was locked up in her house by her strict father. And now, less than a year after Karimov’s death, his daughter was arrested. Karimov was a dictator of a smaller scale than Putin. inferior to him in terms of omnipotence. On the farm since 1989, he was the general secretary of the Uzbek Central Committee, was re-elected president four times, and received Sultan honors after his death... And now the arrest of the daughter ends immediately after the death of the person.

In order to provide for his daughters and grandchildren, Putin does not have enough power and billions. He still needs to negotiate eternal life. But on the other side, according to rumors, they are extremely difficult negotiators, so there may be problems with this."