Putin offers something very attractive to the poor, shared oil wealth which is why he's been going after the oligarchs who took their wealth abroad. 2nd or 3rd largest global oil reserves can be found there. Saudi Arabia and the Middle East is too unstable and running dry.
The Anglo-Saxon model of wide wealth distribution will be used against the West.
Putin offers something very attractive to the poor, shared oil wealth which is why he's been going after the oligarchs who took their wealth abroad. 2nd or 3rd largest global oil reserves can be found there. Saudi Arabia and the Middle East is too unstable and running dry.
The Anglo-Saxon model of wide wealth distribution will be used against the West.
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