I have been wanting to know for some time who has the greatest financial interest in keeping the relationship between the USA and Russia poor (follow the money) or is it just all about politics?
Vladimir Putin and his crony oligarchs have infiltrated Western globali$t banking establishments where they stash the spoils of their nation’s plundered resources while much of Russia is once again falling into poverty. Go visit to see for yourself (preferably outside the glamorous facades of Moscow and St. Petersburg) — Russia is NOT in good shape, it’s definitely no China, economically speaking.
People’s freedoms are being taken away by the day, birthrate still horribly low, life-expectancy slightly higher, outmigration is high especially among the educated and skilled, — and Putin uses his Neo-con style geopolitical plays and interventions as a distraction to those left behind. His gambles are proving to unfold contrary to plan though, including in Syria.
Its not just fake news media and Democrats (who actually are prone to the same corrupt behavior of the Russian elites and are likely the real colluders) but honorable conservatives who know Russia can’t he trusted and Putin’s neo-Soviet impulses need to be reined in.
The fake Trump-collusion stuff is a separate matter that will unravel eventually.
If you truly cared about Russia, you would know the country is in steep decline and headed for a dead end unless something changes soon. I believe it will. Not tomorrow, but soon.
It’s about politics. American businesses would benefit from better relations with Russia.