I am a bit puzzled by how anxious Donald Trump and the people around him are to make nice with Russia.
Let's put Russia in perspective.
The per capita GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of Russia is about the same as Mexico. So why isn't Trump and Co. making nice with Mexico?
Russia doesn't make anything the rest of the world wants to buy. What they sell is oil and gas.
There isn't much of an international market for matryoshka dolls.
Russia's GDP is declining.
We will not become prosperous by deals with Russia.
Today's Russia is a kleptocracy. Vladimir Putin is the chief kleptocrat.
Russia is a closed society.
Her most talented young people seek futures elsewhere.
Reminds me of Mississippi.
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