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Quietly, Putin makes another genius move
You see, these developments don’t make the headlines, not in the West. The West’s too busy talking about Putin’s supposedly lost battles and Russia’s supposed isolation.
Putin though — he’s firm, he’s saying the course, building his legacy. Every day. He just met with the leader of Guinea-Bissau.
Just one meeting and Putin’s yet again outplaying both Biden and Xi, and creating a huge headache for Rishi Sunak on his very first day in the office.
To be fair, I myself am ignorant — it wasn’t till I came across the news of Putin’s meeting with the leader of Guinea-Bissau that I had to educate myself about Guinea-Bissau.
Immediately I could tell that’s a tough and resilient nation.
The details of the meetings were not disclosed by Russia’s press secretary. But there is a rumor that a new global reserve currency is emerging — a hybrid between Russia’s rouble, and some cool crypto stuff. Backed by Guinea-Bissau’s exports of…
