That is just nonsense. We might have perceived Russia as becoming more friendly after the collapse of the USSR, but Putin was never pro-Western. That was projection on the part of the West. (View Post)

I don't think that is correct. There were well intentioned attempts to transfer nationalised industries into the private sector to be owned and run by the workers in those industries. Workers we… (View Post)

Stupid questions get stupid answers. That's not unusual with polling. https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/daily-catchup-stupid-questions-in-opinion-polls-in-the-house-of-commons-and-in-… (View Post)

Of course you don't, you were wrong and won't even admit it. (View Post)

If this isn't already a new cold war — which some people have already been saying for at least a decade or so — then it soon will be. There is no reason to think Putin's aims have been met … (View Post)