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Originally Posted by Catfish
Skybird you are right, "the West" has not supported a democratic Russia, for most it still was the bad commies,
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Russia was
prey. A hunting ground for Western predators. Many of Russia criminal oligarchs came to wealth and power by help of the West. The Russian deer had no experience with how to fight these western intruders off, so it bled dearly.
Say what you want about Putin, I cannot blame him for having put an end to Western abuse and criminal Russian oligarchs turning the country into their private banana state. Putin'S regime is corrupt, no doubt. But still does less damage than what there was before.
But if Pution does not manage to modernise the industry of his country, then darkness will fall again, and Russia will not be able to be the big trading partner for Europe that you hope for. All they have so far is gas and some oil. that does not secure the future. Especially not the future
after gas and oil.