Many in this “administration” did not need to be compromised as they already were treasonous bastards.
Ding ding ding!
We have a winner!
Really. Why bother with the bugs? However, I don’t understand the recent antagonistic posturing that started with the Ukraine invasion. I wonder if the Syrian war caused the rift. I haven’t studied Putin’s views on jihadists or Muslims in depth, so I’m thinking that might be where the buddy system ends. The Beslan massacre is probably never far from Putin’s mind.