The damage is already done. It’s the people, not the government. The people will not change quickly, if at all. The people and their representatives are allowing this all to happen. Not everyone, but enough for the country to be untrustworthy. There won’t be “back to normal after this.”

The Russian economy is on its last legs /by the admission of their own central bank./ Their country is falling apart. Fucking get it together. Fuck Trump's negotiations, fuck negotiations altogether. Their state will break. We literally just need another year, maybe another two.

It’s who you are anyway. Don’t blame the ignorant cult members, your system educated them. None of this is happening in a vacuum. For the long term solution, work on your voting system first. If you still can.