# What is Putin thinking?

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**Created:** [February 11, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-putin-thinking/43301 "2008-02-11T19:11:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-putin-thinking/43301/2 "2008-02-11T19:14:43Z")

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> **[Tupolev Tu-95](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-95)**
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> The Tupolev Tu-95 (Russian: Туполев Ту-95; NATO reporting name: "Bear") is a large, four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform. First flown in 1952, the Tu-95 entered service with the Soviet Union in 1956 and is expected to serve the Russian Air Force until at least 2040. A development of the bomber for maritime patrol is designated Tu-142, while a passenger airliner derivative was called Tu-114. The aircraft has four Kuznetsov NK-12 engines with contra-rotating propeller...

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