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NOBODY DARED TO WHISPER. Croatia’s Silent Reform and Russia’s Different Way

Kolinda
Grabar-Kitarović didn't step into power quietly.
She kicked down the door — sold the presidential plane, 35 limousines, slashed
parliamentary salaries, and sent millions back into the budget.
No protests.
No "public outrage."
Just applause from ordinary Croatians.
It wasn't a
show. It was logic. And leadership.
While others were still posing for photos, she was cutting excess with surgical
precision.
But don't rush
to compare.
Russia walks its own path — massive,
strategic, slow but unshakable.
Putin
doesn't chase headlines.
He reshapes power structures.
He doesn't cut limos.
He builds sovereignty.
Different
approach — same goal:
a state that serves its people, not the elite.
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