The overlap between Kremlin and Russian mob is a flat circle. Dissidents get jailed. LGBTQ rights get trampled. Corrupt oligarchy. Open political assassinations. Scientists getting suicided. Polonium poisoning. Invading Ukraine. Funding Erdogan's army against ethnic populations. Extending the Presidency to a virtual lifetime appointment. Etc.
But somehow any mention of Russia gets poo poo'd and dismissed.
It's amazing that the Trumps and Bidens and Giulianis and Manaforts, etc. get linked to backroom deals, and everyone wants to point out the corruption, but not the partner on the other end.
Russia bad.
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This is a pretty US centric take, they have a lot more power over the countries in their vicinity, and through that can affect the world politics (for example, they are one of the largest exporters of electricity and natural gas in the region, capable of shutting down electricity in some countries). US obviously has power over all of the Europe and most of the Asia just through their international influence, but this dismissive attitude towards Russia's power of affecting world politics outside of US can be harmful, just because US will be the last nation to see violent attacks or even open warfare from Russia doesn't diminish the actual risk and harm other countries experience. Even when Russian geopolitics are attacking the neoliberals of EU it still mostly harms the proletariat of those regions.
Solidarity must be international or it's just self-serving and the leftist project will be doomed to fail.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcS_sjbJNDI