Entitlements are created by law and convey a benefit if certain conditions are met; however, entitlements are not a legally binding contract (as the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed in 1960 in Flemming v.

Putin has long viewed nostalgia as a powerful means of reassuring — and subduing — the public. Putin revived the Soviet anthem and restored the Red Army flag as the official banner of the military.

Kyiv and Moscow traded blame on Sunday for a strike on a school in a Ukrainian-occupied town in Russia's Kursk region, while Kyiv said new missile and dron..