> I think US did enough divide and conquer and meddling to help bringing back an authoritarian government.
There is a phrase in Russia, :) "But in USA they lynch people". The idea is that in Russia it's often that discussion is interrupted by listing the ills of America, to avoid talking about Russia or for other reasons, so it's easy to justify pointing fingers to "the real evil".
I think you're wrong and your arguments are misplaced.
The phrase "never stopped the expansion eastwards" suggests that you don't see e.g. Slovenia as an interested party to join NATO, for whatever reason they chose, and instead see it as an evidence of guilt.
> Stalinist USSR and Nazi germany ... apply to that definition... even less Russia since it is a de jure democracy.
Current Russian laws mean little to define Russia de facto. Just like Hitler laws meant little at the time.
There is a phrase in Russia, :) "But in USA they lynch people". The idea is that in Russia it's often that discussion is interrupted by listing the ills of America, to avoid talking about Russia or for other reasons, so it's easy to justify pointing fingers to "the real evil".
I think you're wrong and your arguments are misplaced.
The phrase "never stopped the expansion eastwards" suggests that you don't see e.g. Slovenia as an interested party to join NATO, for whatever reason they chose, and instead see it as an evidence of guilt.
> Stalinist USSR and Nazi germany ... apply to that definition... even less Russia since it is a de jure democracy.
Current Russian laws mean little to define Russia de facto. Just like Hitler laws meant little at the time.