BATTLEFORWORLD.COM | February 27, 2026: At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in 2016 President Vladimir Putin mentioned the strange behavior in the West after a president is elected. Even the Russian academic class monitoring US politics has been taking notes regarding the promises of US presidential candidates to the voters and after winning most of those promises are ignored or forgotten.

In 2016, here is what Putin said about US presidents after they're elected, reneging on their promises: “… I have seen many people changed after they were appointed at some office. Because, you know, they have different responsibilities, they start to think differently, to speak differently and even their appearances change.”

In 2026 President Putin repeated his observation of US presidents explaining a bit more: “I’ve already spoken to three US presidents. They come and go, but politics stay the same at all times. Do you know why? [That is] because of the powerful bureaucracy. When a person is elected [president in the United States], they may have some ideas. [But] then, people with briefcases arrive, well dressed, wearing dark suits, just like mine, except for the red tie, since they wear black or dark-blue ones. These people start explaining how things are done. And instantly, everything changes. – This is what happens with every [US] administration. Changing things is not easy, and I say this without any irony. It’s not that someone does not want to, but because it is a hard thing to do. [For example] take [President Barack] Obama, a forward-thinking man, a liberal, [and] a democrat. Did he not pledge [to the voters] to shut down Guantanamo before his election? But did he do it? ... ...

From Putin’s explanation, here we have a better understanding on why Trump is going to war with Iran and Venezuela despite campaigning against endless permanent wars waged by the neocons. ... ...

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President Putin speaking about the strangeness of US presidents after being elected.

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