Russia was and is the largest exporter of gas in Europe and in the world, and it was known that it would want to use this weapon one day. On the other hand, Europe has been pushing itself into the arms of the Kremlin for decades and now we have what we have! Well, Russia itself needs a strong-armed rule, first they had tsars, then first secretaries, now they have presidents, Not counting the eternally sobered Yeltsin who almost led Russia to collapse!
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