Keep this Russian effort to bypass American sanctions on Iran in mind when Russia offers to "help" on any issue:*
How much more Russian "help" can we endure?
I keep hoping the Soviet-era rulers of Russia will fade away and allow Russia to become a normal country. But I keep fearing that the problem isn't lingering Soviet influence but deep-seated Russian habits of paranoia and self destruction.
And because this never gets old:
#WhyRussiaCan'tHaveNiceThings
*I've never heard of the organization and publication. But the effort reported would be fully consistent with Putin's Russia.
