> if not putin, russia would've been bulgaria-tier castrated and corrupted shithole. it already is, you have average african tier economy where like half of your gdp is extracted directly from ground. putin whining about "west exploiting poor russia" is very ironic because throughout decades of his rule this proportion of extracting gdp directly from ground only grew bigger. he never made an attempt to build an industry that could rival anything that europe, usa or west at large has to offer, other than weapon systems and ground tar.
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