@coffeetest @theeconomist

#GeoPol #Russia

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...by most #Russians. In contrast to economically failing #Russia, #Ukraine was becoming an economically succesful western-styled #democracy, before the full-scale #Russian invasion took place. The only reason for economic discrepancies, therefore, could be the government. Therefore, #Putler could not permit a flourishing #Ukrainian Republic. He's even said that #Ukrainian indepence was a mistake of the former #Soviet government. In...