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Back in the 90s he had a reputation as a "reformer" when he was working for Boris Yeltsin. Then Yeltsin named him his successor so he ran for president the first time as the "incumbent" and he campaigned against the "theft of the country" by the Oligarchs. He "seemed" to be a "good guy." Even westerners thought so. Of course once he was in office, that was a different thing...

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Oh yes! Once a KGB thug,

always a KGB thug. Sweet

Vlad.

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so true

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