tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064046222761087293.post953545923864941346..comments2023-10-29T03:49:44.213-07:00Comments on Russian Election 2008: Putin's Plan To Retain Power?Galina Ivanovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16674697030820241840noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064046222761087293.post-85065185646430086052007-11-12T05:29:00.000-08:002007-11-12T05:29:00.000-08:00Under Putin Russia is again becoming a stable majo...Under Putin Russia is again becoming a stable major power. The West may be uneasy at the rapidity of Russian growth but realizes it is better to have stable leadership under Putin than the risk of instability under a new Yeltsin style popularist. <BR/><BR/>Stability is essential because Russia has so many nuclear weapons but also (and more recently) Russia is helping to stabillize the world energy market.<BR/><BR/>PetePetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624742078679760819noreply@blogger.com