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Trump is dominating the primaries. That doesn’t mean he’ll beat Biden
candide replied to Social Media's topic in World News
On top of it, recent evidence shows that while the Capitol was assaulted, Trump was calling congressmen to convince them to block the certification of the election. -
I'm not argumenting about regime change. I am just stressing that Russia could have been better off without Putin. Russia's GDP oscillates between Spain's GDP and Italy's GDP, depending on the level of energy prices. It's an economic dwarf! Countries which have left Russia's orbit and joined the Western countries, such as the Baltic States, now enjoy a GDP per capita level which is double of Russia's GDP per capita. Which side is the more attractive for countries such as Ukraine? The $30,000/capita side with laws guaranteeing freedom, or the $13,000/capita side with an autocdatic regime? Considering its vast natural resources, its quality of education and human resources, in particular in the scientific and engineering domain, there is no other reason to the current low level of economic development than bad government and leadership for the last 20 years.
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The nearly 1,000-page report, the fifth and final one from the Republican-led Senate intelligence committee on the Russia investigation, details how Russia launched an aggressive effort to interfere in the election on Trump’s behalf. It says the Trump campaign chairman had regular contact with a Russian intelligence officer and says other Trump associates were eager to exploit the Kremlin’s aid, particularly by maximizing the impact of the disclosure of Democratic emails hacked by Russian intelligence officers. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senate-panel-finds-russia-interfered-in-the-2016-us-election
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As I replied in another pist, it shows that leaving Russia's orbit is beneficial. China was not a subject of the Soviet Union. But as you mention it, what do you think of the comparison between China's teconomic development and Russia's development? It also shows Putin failures to develop his country.
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Ukraine was knowingly excluded as it is not part of the EU. I thought anyone would have understood my point, which is that countries which have left Soviet and Russia's orbit are doing much better than Russia. This is an obvious proof of Putin's failure (on top of it, the majority of Russia's GDP is natural resources and oil). In particular, it explains why Putin is enraged at Baltic States.