Roman Trumpe l'oeil: Vladimir Putin

{quote}It's a typical mistake of an empire,{quote} {quote}An empire always thinks that it can allow itself to make some little mistakes, take some extra costs, because its power is such that they don't mean anything. But the quantity of those costs, those mistakes inevitably grows.{quote}{quote}Thank God, this situation of a unipolar world, of a monopoly, is coming to an end ...It's practically already over.{quote}Source: Putin speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club event in Sochi, Russia. As reported ABC News article, {quote}Russian President Vladimir Putin says US dominance is ending after mistakes 'typical of an empire'{quote} by Patrick Reevell. October 19, 2018.
Vladimir Putin, President of Russia

 

"It's a typical mistake of an empire," "An empire always thinks that it can allow itself to make some little mistakes, take some extra costs, because its power is such that they don't mean anything. But the quantity of those costs, those mistakes inevitably grows." 

"Thank God, this situation of a unipolar world, of a monopoly, is coming to an end ...It's practically already over." 

 

 

Source: Putin speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club event in Sochi, Russia. As reported ABC News article, "Russian President Vladimir Putin says US dominance is ending after mistakes 'typical of an empire'" by Patrick Reevell. October 19, 2018.