Russian President Vladimir Putin compared himself favorably to Peter the Great, a Russian monarch from the late 17th century, using the likening to justify Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In his comments, Putin argued that Peter the Great was not conquering, but rather fighting over territory that rightfully belonged to Russia. CNN's Salma Abdelaziz reports. #CNN #News
Putin likens himself to Peter the Great
“Peter the Great”, More like “Ivan the Terrible”.
@Senninha mcl -And you have Joe Biden to thank for that.
Vlad the impaler
@Игорь Жильцов Ivan IV murdered his son and heir in a fit of rage; is that not “terrible”?
I note he referred to Peter the Great’s war with Sweden as a “taking back what is ours” moment and that “we” need to do the same thing. So, is Sweden now on the target list along with presumably the rest of Ukraine, Moldova, the Baltics, Poland, Finland etc etc?
Yes, there is land that now belongs to Sweden (a Southern bit) that 1000 years ago, give or take, was a part of the Land of the Rus, Proto-Russia. Peter took part of it back, the marsh land that is now Saint Petersburg. Putin indeed does have grand dreams lol
Fun fact: Peter the Great never “conquered” Sweden. He defeated the Swedish Empire in the Great Northern War and took Finland and the Baltic states (then collectively known as “Livonia”) from them as a war prize. However Russian rule never extended beyond Finland. They also ruled parts of Poland for a bit. Putin’s wildest fever dreams may extend out that far, but I don’t know that his realistic ambitions really go beyond Ukraine, Moldova and the Baltics (with Belarus joining willingly). That would restore the Soviet border and reunite Kaliningrad with the rest of the country.
What a modest guy. I thought he’d claim one of the norse deities as a comparison.
Last fight https://youtu.be/dpoFCCQYllw
@B Budkin
Conspiracy theory much?
@JediMasterYoda69
Most emperors, or wannabes, go that route. Till a member of the true believers shows that he bleeds after all…
@Timothy Roper
Name one, because I drew a blank there…
Well, if he was Donald Trump he’d be saying he was greater than Peter the Great. But the closest historical match to Putin would be Ivan the Terrible, whose reign put Russia on the path to the Time of Troubles. The appropriate name given his legacy will be Vladimir the Thief.
Ivan the terrible conquer cocesus to siberia from mongols
@UCVp1tFPCPOPuuacMtjKKtNQ Between Putin and the Kiev Nzai regieme, you chose Putin unless you are a Nzai, then you would support the Kiev regieme who has bannened and imprisoned every opposition.
Maybe he meant Peter griffin.
Odd – Peter the Great was the greatest Westernizer of Russia – he admired the achievements of Europe –
@Jackie he doesn’t threat. He does.
@Tom jack jack Someone forgot about the COVID lockdowns. l m a o
@Dale Dykes I remember he used to threat UK and Finland . Where is his deed ?
Peter wanted access to sea. Sweden held the Baltic Sea, and the Ottomans held the Black Sea. So he first decided to fight Ottomans, he took Azov from them but realized they are too strong for him to get Bosphorus from them, so he gave up. He went north, claimed the Swedish province of Ingria for himself, it is sad that Putin doesn’t know his own history. Also Peter beheaded his lover Mary Hamilton, took the head talked to the head for 30min, kissed her one last time and then threw it to his hunting dogs!
it is truth watched on you tube
Last fight https://youtu.be/dpoFCCQYllw
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Not to mention he tortured his son to death
Nope, read the books, Peter was a master in military operation and built your navy, Saint Petersburg a port to the Atlantic Ocean from nothing. You sir have committed the greatest Militarily blunder in all of history, Ironically beating out both Napolean and Adolf Hitler who did invade but did not retain your russia because they both froze there armies to death. Your Invasion has forced you to destroy all the infrastructure of Ukraine, the same factories that supplied materials for your war machine
Finally he said the truth at least once. So disgusting 🤮
Peter III likened himself to his grandfather, and then his wife overthrew him. Now we shall watch and see what becomes of such a petty despot.
Not exactly, he likened himself to Frederick the Great
@Me Bels I bet you would vote for Benedict Arnold if you had the chance
Putin’s wife also overthrew him 🤪
Last fight https://youtu.be/dpoFCCQYllw
sure let’s all go back to the 17th century when America was part of the British Empire, most of Europe was part of the Habsbourg Empire and France was ruled by Louis XIV, the sun king , fun times ahead, and of lot of wars to be fought
Something is not right in his head. Peter the Great came to the Netherlands to learn about boatbuilding. Send Vladimir over, so the Dutch can learn him a different lesson.
Maybe Putin can teach the Dutch a lesson
@S J Your comment makes no sense whatsoever. There’s nothing wrong with his English. CHEERS!
Something about a war crimes tribunal in the Hague perhaps?
@Adrian Veluz Doubtful.
On second though, the Dutch aren’t running a kleptocracy. But I think they’d also prefer to keep it that way.
@Adrian Veluz
Possibly how to sink a perfectly sea worthy ship as captain of it, maybe.
Typical case of The Napoleon Complex !
Peter the great? Aided in the torturing of his own son. The boy died from it!
Nothing more dangerous than a delusional egocentric dictator
I called it. He doesn’t want to recreate the Soviet Union, he wants to recreate the Russian Empire and crown himself Tsar.
operations Barbarossa, invasion of Soviet union with help of Ukraine.
now it’s payback with interst.
@Mark Kane
Yes, and remember the Ukrainian woman who put two bullets in Lenin? History may repeat itself, LOL!
I find the comparison rather accurate. They both dragged Russia out of stagnation early on only to undo all their positive gains through bravado, political corruption and endless military conflict later in their lives.
Maybe to you.. I call him Vlad the Impaler😁
@Let the flames takeover more like Vlad the Inhaler… he’s clearly been huffing something lately 😂
@Anthony Burton who Hunter Biden yeah we know😁 God doesn’t like junkies. Fun conversation sir👍bless you
@Let the flames takeover
Is that the best you can do? Really? While Putin Huilo craps like a harpy of the Motherland while singing “Follow me! Only I can fix it!”
I mean Trump said Putin is “A fantastic guy” so clearly he must be
Would you rather have a drink with Trump or with Biden? you Be honest😁🤣 Gurls don’t answer, we know your opinion
I have always wondered why some people must compare themselves to others, in this case Peter the Great. His own actions will determine if he was great or not. Putin has shown he is a despot and history will never forget
I’ve already been calling him that😁
1 Juan Osorno Fuk what you saying it here 😠 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zrfSK6pnpQ
Felicidades, es un buen ejemplo. 😠
5:25 Se deja ver que hay muy buenos resultados 😠😠
Saludos desde la Cd.. de world 🌹😉💖
los mortales abian apreciado tan hermosa mujer
That’s pretty rich coming from a guy with an attention span likely measured in seconds.
You heard him wrong, he said “I think Peter is Great!”