I was going to expand on the discussion but I think it's maybe but just to say that I find there is both truth and value in both understandings, and there probably are many insights that go unrealized in a historical perspective.

Whatever You want. And now leave, please.

TomK

econ

Euro continues to lose importance as reserve currency

You clearly justify killing and jailing political opponents and journalists, amending constitution and falsifying elections to stay in power forever, controlling all media to brainwash citizens into hating "external enemies" instead of close circle of gangsters who privatized the country. This is the "historic background".

You are either a kremlin bot or a useful fool pedalling their agenda.