"Sad contrast": Putin leads Russia to a dark forest from which she cannot get out of it-former NATO head

The Admiral of the US Navy retired how the New Year was celebrated in Russia and other countries of the world. Former NATO Commander -in -Chief James Stavridis said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is leading his country "into the dark forest, from which she may never come out. " He wrote about it on Twitter. He retired a video from the New Year's Blue Light, which was shown by Russian television.

In the video, famous singer Mykola Baskov performs on stage, performing the room from the Soviet movie "Ivan Vasilyevich changes the profession". Sometimes the camera switches to an audience where Russian servicemen are slammed into a beat. Stavridis compared this video with other New Year holidays that are happening around the world.

"A sad contrast with thousands of people around the world, from the fireworks in Sydney Harbor to the Crystal Ball on Times Square, celebrating New Year with true joy. Putin continues to lead Russia into a dark forest, from which she may never come out," Said Stavidis in his message. It should be noted that he retired Julia Davis, a Daily Beast, who also created a supervisory project of Russia Media Monitor.

"The New Year's special issue on Russian state television was creepy and surreal," Davis wrote in his tweet. She reminded that at this point Russian troops attacked Ukrainian peace cities. We will remind that on the night of January 1 of the Russian Federation launched missiles in Kiev, worked air defense. On January 1, on January 1, on January 1, the capital announced air alarm, which later spread to the entire territory of Ukraine. The focus correspondent heard the explosions in 15-20 minutes.