some people haven't been paying attention to what's been happening in the last 10 years. Russia is fat with oil and natural gas money and the military is getting it's share. Yes, they are paying their sailors!
In case you haven't noticed, Russia is now Europe's major supplier for oil and natural gas and when that new pipeline they are working on is done they will be an even bigger source. People don't seem to realize that there has been a change in the "realpolitik" of Europe. Nato is pretty well a joke, Russia doesn't have to have tank army's any more, all they will have to do to bring Europe to heel is threaten to shut off the valves in a cold winter and you will see who is boss!
Stalin's ghost is probably sitting over Putin's chair laughing his a-- off!
Bill Shuey
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