fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoThe failure of Luna 25 cements Putin’s role as a disastrous space leaderarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down14cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1104arrow-down1external-linkThe failure of Luna 25 cements Putin’s role as a disastrous space leaderarstechnica.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
minus-squareletsgocrazylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-210 months agoI don’t think they really had the knowledge or ability to stop Putin before he started. Russia didn’t exactly start off from an even playing field. He carved himself out a powerful sphere of influence in a power vacuum, with access to the tools and personnel of a tyrannical super power. It’s not like he was appearing on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here in order to boost his political career.
I don’t think they really had the knowledge or ability to stop Putin before he started.
Russia didn’t exactly start off from an even playing field.
He carved himself out a powerful sphere of influence in a power vacuum, with access to the tools and personnel of a tyrannical super power.
It’s not like he was appearing on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here in order to boost his political career.