10 years under Putin. Rolling tanks through Georgia, annexation of Crimea, Ukraine, buzzing American ships to try to provoke war, backing Assad in Syria.
Spend 5 minutes reading up on Putin since his 2000 election and the countless things he has done to limit his people's power and strengthen his own. In 2007, he starts using his military.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17840446