I'm sure we can find some African dictatorship that is worse, but Russia holds the "honor" of being the most corrupt major country on Earth, (followed closely by China.)
Russians taught the Ukrainian oligarchs their chops, which is why the rank and file in Ukraine wants nothing more to do with Moscow, why they threw out Yanukovich, and why they elected Zalensky. They want to join the EU, because they want Rule of Law, respect for national borders, a succession principle, and a market economy.
Believing otherwise is a victory for the GRU, the American section of which boasts the motto: "So many useful idiots, so little time". If you won't READ, instead of sitting with your nose pointed at a screen, you'll never be anything else.
The Gaslighting continues from Chad C.”Gaslight” Mulligan.