If corruption and embezzlement are proven, then asset confiscation is not "retaliation," but rather a form of liquidation.

It's hard to blame them. If these figures can't support profitability in the long run, investors will look elsewhere.

That's right. Stop whitewashing things. This isn't diplomacy; this is imperialism disguised as "national security."

This is the true face of corruption when it masquerades as "policy."

Please make a judgment and explicitly prohibit the use of pepper spray and the detention of peaceful protesters.

That's right. To some extent, inaction is tantamount to complicity. If the situation reaches a worrying level and no one in the cabinet or party leadership takes action, that says it all.

Disturbingly, the mainstream media is almost unwilling to confront the consequences. When military escalation involves NATO, there is no such thing as a controllable conflict, especially when credibility and alliance relations are at stake.