Says you.
Not "says me". Says the facts of their statements and actions.
With enemies like you, Communists don’t need friends.
Consider this: let's just assume that the EU wants influence (and there's some truth to it), and that this is BAD. Meanwhile, GasPutin and his cronies seek to establish a Russian-run, Eastern European Co-Prosperity Sphere. And this is GOOD somehow. The hypocrisy is monumental.