> name one way russia is winning? for one, they control a significant chunk of ukraine and it's growing every day.  > global standing? people in the west are moving closer and closer to russia as they see how dysfunctional and corrupt their own governments are. the incoming syrian refugee crisis will push more people to the far right, whose parties tend to have close ties with moscow, so this will only increase russian influence. > increased respect for leaders?  i don't think you'll find a single world politician who doesn't respect putin. many hate him, but they respect the hell out of him.
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