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At his economic conference with other world leaders there, Putin said this... "We are hostages to this internal strife in the United States..."  And I stupidly used to think Putin was smart.  When one puts limits in one's own mind, even if they are imaginary, those limits can be debilitating.  Putin, as the ruler of the largest country on earth, doesn't understand that Russia has no limits, especially none imposed by U.S. "internal strife," whatever that is.  Pathetic. ...

This just in. Read.Putin talks about a big new fiscal expansion, which will be "paid for" with spending cuts and new taxes even though he has unlimited spending power in ruble.And we now find out Russia's been stupidly buying gold for years. Why??This is a total waste of financial and real resources and an even stupider subsidy to the mining industry.Then there's this...Russia's empty threats about retaliation against U.S. strikes on Syria. "We'll shoot down the missiles and target launch...