I'm not a fan of the current Ukie government, but there's no question that the Russians are, and have been since 1917, a force of darkness for their own people and others.
a force of darkness for their own people
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Spoken from one who has never been in Russia- I have- Putin enjoys a 90 percent backing from him- who puts Russian citizens first.
As the old saying goes “Every Saint had a past and every Sinner has a future”
That can very well be applied to Russia as it is today. The new Russia had made many changes for the better as they realized there was no future with radical socialism. Where as Russia has been steering away from it, a good portion of the US is embracing it and heading into it full bore, like moths being attracted to a lighted candle in a suicidal action. One thing the US has achieved with their actions was to wake up Russia to become more self sufficient and less dependent on the West and drive them closer towards China.
General Patton agreed but the officials in the United States government disagreed.
Pulitzer-Prize-winning Walter Duranty, of the New York Times, also disagreed.