1. Mafias essentially ran Russia from the early 90s up until part the way through Putin's first term, when he was able to take power from the western-backed oligarchs like Kolomoiski. They were used as a vehicle by a LOT of US companies to buy up and strip down formerly Soviet-state assets.
2. Most of those oligarchs and their associated mafias have either been castrated or arrested. Even before Putin came to power Chechen mafias were assailing them on all fronts, and when Putin came in they were essentially given the option to either go to jail or work under the umbrella of the state. The 'mafia' now is very different to what existed in the 90s.
3. Trump has withdrawn or broken a lot of treaties; the Open Skies one is not terribly important to either side. Not only are flight paths at the discretion of the host country, but both states have satellite capabilities that vastly decrease the value of aerial photography.
4. Even the DoD has come out and said they were never able to substantiate the 'Russian Bounties' story.
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Originally posted by Sudo
aren't you adopted? Do you feel like you had culture/traditions of the family "imposed" upon you?
I was lucky enough to be a ginger in an Irish/British family, so it all kind of meshed together. Even if my heritage is a lie, it's a convincing enough lie. More like I feel like I'm imposing myself on any culture I identify with though. *shrug*
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Well I'm that kind in the corner All fucked-up and I wanna so I'm gonna Take a piece of the pie - why not? I'm not quitting Think I'm 'a change up my style just to fit in?
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