Supertroll, the White Russians are another matter altogether.

The EU does threaten the economy of Russia. Ukraine?

The economy of Russia has been hit by the inability of OPEC to maintain inflated oil prices.

There isn't much oil left in the EU.

Russia can exploit its fossil fuel reserves without activist interference.

Development of shale gas within the EU would not benefit the economy of Russia.

The Russian economy has benefitted from Global Warming hysteria in the US and EU.

Russian athletic performance has been corrupted from the top down, just like FIFA (and the IPCC)

Tomo. That was the question I was hoping to encourage.

Tomo. How are we to tell which frauds are real and which are from UN agencies?

Good point GolfCharlie, but herein ALL Russians are Persil white, and the West (excepting Trump) is misinformation central.

Radical Rodent,

It seems the only people who weren't actually colluding with them RUSSIANZ was Trumps campaign! Everyone else was going at it like fat chicks in a chocolate factory!

Secondly, Trump made a very good point while in China when asked about the Russians...sooner or later (if it hasn't happened already) people are going to end up dead because of this fixation on Russian collusion!

Finally...we need to get through BREXIT ASAP. The longer it lingers on the greater the chance the BBC and everyone else has of undermining leaving the EU and we actually end up staying in the EU but as inferior citizens! That would be bad for everyone!

Nov 14, 2017 at 10:08 AM | Supertroll

Putin is the most powerful man in Russia, but that does not mean he is the only powerful man in Russia. Russian oligarchs did not achieve vast wealth from the wreckage of Communism purely by luck combined with studying economics.

There may be Russian money and dirty tricks involved in US, UK, EU etc politics, but that does not mean it is all coming from Putin, or even benefitting him.

Rivalries between Russians have led to murders outside Russia.