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You’re forgetting that Russia issued an international arrest warrant for George Soros not that long ago, there’s no love lost there. They blame him for much of their economic difficulty, perhaps even the currency crisis of 1998. If Soros is some sort of Russian pawn, they’re willing to endure all manner of economic difficulties to maintain cover. Seems improbable.

Don't forget what we're dealing with here. A former KGB agent and head of its modern equivalent, the FSB. These agencies were/are notorious for their highly complex acts of deception and disinformation.

For example...

Soviet documents ‘show Abbas was KGB agent’; Fatah decries ‘smear campaign’

Israeli researchers: Notes from USSR archivist who defected indicate PA president was working for Soviets in Damascus in 1980s while Putin’s current Mideast envoy was stationed there

By Tamar Pileggi September 7, 2016.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was a Soviet spy in Damascus in the 1980s, Israel’s Channel 1 television reported Wednesday, citing information it said was included in an archive smuggled out of the USSR.

According to Channel 1’s foreign news editor Oren Nahari, the famed Mitrokhin archive, kept by KGB defector Vasily Mitrokhin, revealed that Abbas was a Soviet mole in Damascus in 1983.

The documents — obtained by Israeli researchers Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez — purportedly show that Abbas, code-named Krotov (mole), was involved with the Soviets while Mikhail Bogdanov, today Vladimir Putin’s envoy to the Middle East. was stationed in Damascus.

Bogdanov was caught in a diplomatic tussle earlier this week after trying to broker a summit between Abbas and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Moscow, who both claimed a willingness to meet while decrying the other for allegedly refusing. ..."

http://www.timesofisrael.com/soviet-documents-said-to-reveal-abbas-was-kgb-agent-in-syria/

If Soros is some sort of Russian pawn, they’re willing to endure all manner of economic difficulties to maintain cover. Seems improbable.

That's the whole idea. Making it 'seem' improbable.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3478702/posts?page=67#67