MOSCOW -- Mikhail Gorbachev said Wednesday that Europe still misunderstands Russia nearly two decades after the Soviet collapse, and he dismissed as nonsense portrayals of his country as an aggressive force.
Before Putin I might have agreed with Gorby, but since Putin became President The Russian Federation has strated to act like the USSR. Look at their trying to grab as much Artic Rights as possible.
If Canada is a beaver sleeping with an elephant. Western Europe is sleeping with an abusive husband, he can be nice to you, but he'll whop your ass if you look at him funny, then he'll say "look what you made me do!"
No wonder people think you are all warmongering idiots.
Tell that to those who lived in the puppet Soviet states.
They know better.
It will take much more than 20 years before the old soviet way to do things will go away.
The Tsarist were no better.
In fact, they were even worse.
Other than its military, Russia is the sub-saharan Africa of Europe.