[MinorityRepublican]

The brutal and destructive criminality of Putin and his circle are what puts Russia at odds with the EU and the US, not wokeness.

Russia is a gulag nation. From the Tsars to the Bolsheviks.

A brief break from their brutality with Gorbachev and Yeltsin.

The Russians are used to being enslaved. If Putin goes, there's a good chance he'll be replaced by another strongman.

[Rockingham]

My innate sense of optimism leads me to wish that I could dispute your point, but I know all too well that you are correct.