Vladimir Putin can only maintain Russia’s importance by seeking the failure of other countries, Rep. Adam Smith (D., Wash.) said at the American Enterprise Institute on Tuesday.
Russia is ruled by a failing regime, according to Smith, who said that Putin is “plotting” for “the collapse of the Western world,” and the Russian government now operates under the guiding rule that “what’s bad for the West is good for Russia.”
Smith said more of the world—and more of the United States—is aware of the threat posed by Russia than when he was first elected to office in the Washington state senate due …read more
Source: The Washington Free Beacon