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In reply to the discussion: We are witnessing a masterpiece of Russian tradecraft. [View all]Enoki33
(1,584 posts)49. Putin has always played the geopolitical
long game. His suave thug oligarchs, using money stolen from the Russian people, are the tip of the spears that poke for vulnerable social, political and economic weak points of their targeted nations, Putin then grabs hold of the embrdded spear handles and expertly turns them. The business and political career of tRump is a perfect example. It is also his most spectacularly successful op, surpassing Ukraine and Brexit.
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Seems that the murdering orange traitor has been a russian asset since mid '80's.
niyad
Jan 2021
#26
dems and the left ignored talk radio while the russians increasingly took it over
certainot
Jan 2021
#30
there's a big difference between a 95% monopoly and social media, tv, print, internet
certainot
Jan 2021
#55
The oligarchs are gaining & that's truly only thing Russian leadership care about
uponit7771
Jan 2021
#22
It is a natural reaction to the Yeltsin era, when our strategy was to isolate and pillage Russia
Klaralven
Jan 2021
#6
With Victoria Nuland as Under Secretary for Political Affairs, expect the covert war to heat up
Klaralven
Jan 2021
#13
But no one disputes her rather famous phone call, intercepted by the Russians.
Klaralven
Jan 2021
#51
After all the destabilization the US authored all around the world it is remarkable how ...
marble falls
Jan 2021
#19
I read somewhere yesterday that this is what they did in some of their satellite States
bucolic_frolic
Jan 2021
#21
Can't overstate the importance of right wing media in helping perpetuate Russian disinformation
badboy67
Jan 2021
#28
"I wonder how they have been so successful in isolating the UK without anyone being aware."
orangecrush
Jan 2021
#45