Cold War, The Reimagined Series

I thought about how it would look if NATO would return to a protracted standoff with Russia and its influence sphere some time ago already. However, since the Ukrainian festivities kicked off, I've come to realize that this wouldn't be your daddy's Cold War - with conscription largely gone and the budgetal strains of modern systems, there are just not enough troops around on either side to keep the same strategic posture covering all of a demarcation line running the length of Europe. Though obv

First, the reasons for pension reforms are not clear as there was no urgent need for them, more over Putin personally promised back in 2005 that "as long as he is President, there will be no retirement age change" Let me self-quote from my post last year "Putin was not handsome even in his best years, so nothing new in it – despite of this, he is still popular among general population not concerned about politics. Personally, I’m afraid Putin is terminally ill and know this, resulting in his