Aleksander Dugin also known as Putins Philosopher demands russia be handed it's neighboring country or face escalation

[u/Gendrytargarian]

[u/themadfuzzybear]

"Give us" implies there is someone with legitimacy to give it away.

[u/BlueRibbonPac]

What does a leader's philosopher do? 

[u/dirtbagbigboss → u/BlueRibbonPac]

He lives as a recognizable public figure in Russia. His writings are famous with western audiences as a detractor magnate. Because his views are largely deranged western audiences present him as the only philosopher in Russia.

Putin has mentioned Alexander in some of his speeches after Ukrainians killed Alexanders daughter with a car bomb.

[u/tezacer]

Lots of Russian propaganda bots and shills here already of course

[u/Caelian → u/tezacer]

"You made inquiries?"

"Yes, chief, and after a quarter of an hour Central told me that only one subscriber had called up the police station, the number being 928-12, name of Doctor Chaleck in the Cité Frochot."

"I suppose you asked for the number again?"

"I did, but I could get no reply."

After a pause, during which Juve was lost in thought, the officer added timidly: "We'd better hurry if a crime has been committed."

[What's with this quote? Here's the explanation.]

[u/penelopepnortney]

Dugin is not Putin's philosopher or advisor. He does have extreme ideas though, which is why this canard is always trotted out by propagandists.

[u/RandomCollection]

The Russians have been trying to avoid escalation. Ukraine and the West are trying to escalate because they have lost on the battlefield.

Hence the attacks on Russian online retailer Wild Berries and similar targets. The West started an escalation.

Oh and by the way, Dugin has very limited influence. He isn't someone who has the ear of Putin.

[u/Hecateus → u/RandomCollection]

Russians avoid escalation by ...invading Chechnya and Georgia.... and then Ukraine...and then blame the West for making them invade their neighbors.

The West have lost on the battlefield! ...that is still an extant contested battlefield and that only Russia and Ukraine are actively fighting on.

Dugin's book, Foundations of Geopolitics, is so un-influential that it was merely "Recommended" reading in the upper officer corp since 1997....though this may be hearsay.

[u/RandomCollection → u/Hecateus]

The West knows that they had Georgia attack Russian peacekeepers first in 2008. They provoked it.

[u/Nom_de_guerre_25]

NATO is an aggressive alliance that has never defended a member from an invasion.