ironside - 9/3/2018 04:20
BodyButter - 8/3/2018 06:00
Russia has the GDP of Benelux and is able to stand up to the US and UK whenever it wants. I don't think Putin is a good guy but he has the Russian Bear on it's feet again after Yelsin and the fall of communism. You have to respect him for that.
Well he's certainly got the Russian oligarches on their feet. I'm not sure how well the Russian people are doing. With a GDP the size of Benelux how can they afford the massive armaments programmes that they are pursuing and, at the same time, raise the living standards of ordinary Russians Apparently their health service is a wreck. Unless you happen to be one of the bandits who looted industries after the fall of communism.