Toby Gati’s interview with Voice of...
It is the conclusion of people who understand what is going on in Russia today.ID: Well, all right, but Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, for example, on the contrary, claims credit for the policies he pursued as President and believes that now as Prime Minister he is doing the right thing by continuing the same policies, and, according to polls, a significant majority of Russians support him.
TG: People know that there are problems, but they are afraid of big changes because things could get worse and, in some places, things would probably get worse, for example, in small towns. But something has to be done. People must either relocate or new jobs must be found. This is, of course, very difficult – and I am not talking here from the point of view of only Russia, but from the point of view of America. We have some of the same problems; we know that there is much we need to do, but there is inertia among people who live well in the old system and do not want
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