To: bert
Lost in the background clutter is the fact......... Vladimir Putin saved Mother Russia from dying The only thing Putin saved Russia from is being a democracy.
As for the economy in Russia, barrel of oil went from $20 in Jan 1999 to $110 in May 2014.
39 posted on
07/01/2020 5:52:49 AM PDT by
tlozo
To: tlozo
Your simplistic reasoning is ignorance
40 posted on
07/01/2020 5:59:51 AM PDT by
bert
( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
To: tlozo
As long as Russia leaves their neighbors alone, I couldn’t care less what system of government they have. Democracy isn’t for everyone, heck I even wonder now if it’s for us.
41 posted on
07/01/2020 6:01:02 AM PDT by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: tlozo
Putin successfully decoupled Russia’s destiny from that of oil. Huge accomplishment.
60 posted on
07/01/2020 6:36:04 AM PDT by
billakay
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