Questions for Putin
2 questions VST would put to Russia's President
If I could ask Putin a couple of questions, I might ask:
What do you think needs to happen, take place and/or be done in order to make lasting peace in the world? How, when and by whom?
In your opinion, what issue(s) about Russia have been accurately reported by Western media? When and by whom?
Compare and contrast these two questions with the following, proclaimed by a US journalist to be “the best question to ask Putin” and “good questions” respectively.
a. Putin said the following in his February 24, 2022 speech announcing the invasion of Ukraine: “This was a matter of defending ourselves. We had no other choice.” Thus, “self-defense” was proclaimed to be a central plank of Russia’s rationale for launching the war. So in the now almost two years that have elapsed, has Russia’s collective “defense” been improved by the war — or worsened by the war?
b. Why do you insist on using the term Special Military Operation instead of “war” and/or “invasion?
c. What is the accurate figure of Russian deaths and casualties in Ukraine?
If you haven’t already, VST recommends you watch Oliver Stone’s 2016 4-part interview series with Putin and compare it to tonight’s Tucker Carlson interview on Carlson’s website and X at 6pm Eastern, 2 AM Moscow.
BTW, VST knows when and where the next major DDOS and internet outage will occur.
1. Who do you consider more of a threat to Ukraine and Russia, Victoria Nuland and James O’Brien, or the Military Industrial Complex? PS: This is a trick question.
2. What are your reconstruction plans for the area you’ve annexed from Ukraine? What economic future do you plan for those citizens, and how is migration being promoted from other areas of Russia?
3. How many ex-Ukrainians have accepted and been given citizenship? How are they being integrated e.g., subsidies, housing, job training.
4. Many young skillful Russians evaded the draft, or left in protest because of the war. So did others such as talented movie directors. I’m sure some countries, such as Georgia where rentals have skyrocketed for locals, wish they’d go back. How will you encourage their return after the war, and ensure that they are welcomed as contributing members of a united society?
5. Ukraine is headed for a crash. History shows that such situations are taken advantage of by the radicals, those that think nationalism means hating others. After the war, how will you extend a hand past the Banderites to your fellow Slavs?
6. How has your relationship with Armenia changed, and how can it be improved? Geopolitically, weigh that versus your intended trade route via Azerbaijan?
7. President Erdogan plays both sides for political convenience. What practical short and medium-term future do you see between Russia and Turkey.
8. You’ve helped bring in Iran from the cold shoulder of the world. No matter theirs and the USA’s opposing propaganda, the Persians are a force throughout the Middle East. What shared role is there for Iran and Russia to make the Middle East safer?
9. The destruction of Palestine has been good for Russia in that it pulls the mask off the “defending democracy everywhere” USA. But you and Saudi Arabia look like you’re sitting on the fence. How will you help Palestine beyond useless UN Security Council presentations?
10. What practical relationship, political and economic, do you seek with my country of South Africa? As it was in the Cold War (which was also hot for us), the Fake Libs have cast you as a demon, and the Fake Commies as a friend. In between, 60 million people deserve a more substantive view.
11. Do you agree that there are private economic powers greater than some countries, and that they decide foreign policy more than most presidents? If yes, then why does Russia engage with nefariously anti-human organisations such as the World Economic Forum (WEF)?
12. How will you respond to NATO, or the forces of individual NATO countries, entering Ukraine?
13. How will you get your $300 billion back?
14. Most importantly, I wasn’t able to phone into your annual teleconference, but I’m hoping your Mr. Fix-It reputation will be applied to the situation with Mr. Bald, a.k.a. Benjamin Rich. He’s a British dude who loves Russian people in places I’d previously never heard of. Will you find out which officials banned him, and correct that so millions of foreigners like me can continue watching his Russian travel videos?
Very well thoughtout questions, thank you.