{"id":1188,"date":"2020-01-17T09:20:09","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T10:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malvinartley.com\/blog.malvinartley.com\/?p=1188"},"modified":"2020-01-17T09:20:09","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T10:20:09","slug":"regime-change-has-come-to-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malvinartley.com\/blog.malvinartley.com\/2020\/01\/17\/regime-change-has-come-to-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Regime change has come to Russia!"},"content":{"rendered":"

You read that title correctly. On 15 Jan this year, Medvedev and his entire cabinet resigned. But, before Russia and Putin critics get too excited, the establishments in the Western nations are not going to like what happens next. After years of being ignored, vilified, ostracized and threatened by the West \u2013 by the US and UK especially \u2013 Russia has decided now to think of herself first, of her citizenry, and is pulling away from globalism as it has existed in these past years, as well as from entanglements with neoliberal economics and the \u2018rule of law\u2019 as put forward by the West. Expect for demonization of Russia and all sorts of wild speculation to spike now in the Western press. \u201cPutin has weaponized Russian sovereignty!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

What just happened in Russia, in reality, that is? Not many people know for certain. But Medvedev\u2019s resignation came as a surprise and on the heels of Putin\u2019s address to the Federal Assembly the day before. The main takeaways from that were as follows, and in this regard, it is important that we go through the entire speech<\/a><\/span>. There is actually a lot in it, and much of interest, as it turns out. It was in four parts, and started with domestic policy, as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n