JoeLeg Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Because there?s about to be a Russian election, > and as ?assured? as Putin?s victory may be, it > doesn?t hurt to remind everyone of how he handles > things. Like you say he is pretty much assured of victory. I don't think that explains the timing of it and I'm not sure who exactly he is reminding of how he handles things. Why the UK? If anything it should show the UK how much it needs to be part of the EU in terms of not being isolated. And that I'm sure is not part of Putin's agenda.