Originally Posted by weekly

Bullshit. Russia is run by Putin. Putin is KGB. Putin has a huge cult of personality growing daily. The Russian government is a mob, the first Mafia that has ever had access to nuclear, chemical, and bio weapons. Look what he did to that Ukranian leader he poisoned. Look how he threatened Europe when he cut gas supplies to the Ukraine in a bitter winter and brought them to their knees. Look what he did in that Moscow theater massacre with those crazy Chechins. He is evil. Do not fool yourself thinking there is any kind of back channel love...pun intended...by either side.