>>509259443
>i've got no idea what black magic fuckery she used to keep Russia going this long.
Black magic is a good way to put it, cuz all the various things she's doing are going to have the same general character: People being sacrificed. Whether that means leaving somebody to hold the bag (like gazprom workers not getting paid) or mortgaging against Russia's future in a broader sense.

>>509259669
Imagine being such a peon that you get charmed by a dictator spinning his stories to somebody who can't challenge him.