Interview · moment 13 of 23
Is Putin's Worldview 'Reasonable'?
from Russia's Super Mafia · #98
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Galeotti explains he can follow Putin's logic without endorsing it: Russia sees the US breaking international rules whenever convenient and feels justified doing the same as a fellow 'great power.'
- 31:15Tim: Putin's not a great guy, but when you look at America's Iraq War and involvement in Syria, do his actions seem relatively reasonable?
- 31:46He can follow the logic of Russia's worldview, though he won't call it reasonable.
- 32:16Russians claim international laws exist but America breaks them whenever it wants, so why shouldn't great powers like Russia do the same?
- 32:33The Russian argument: great powers write the rules to suit themselves, and that's what we're doing.
- 32:46Tim acknowledges this is a caricature of the United States, but one you can see where it comes from.