Mantalet är lågt för att det är en planeringsdelegation inför kommande åtgärder, är kanske värt att tillägga. Se ÖBs kommentarer.

And there we were thinking Russia would be the one to try split NATO into fractions...

Man blir så trött på dem. Och att man tvångsbetalar för deras ”balanserade” rapportering

How come no one mentions all the European business that sold their Russian branches after 2022 and had the Russian state forcing discounts and fees on the sale? Just another robbery…

Unfortunately, that is not in the US interest; their only concern is China, why a weak Russia is better than a disolved federation up for grabs. Anything will be sacrificed, apparently, for that goal.

True. There will be no real peace with Putin in charge. Would he settle - even at current maximalist demands - he is also dead and he knows it. Putin must go.

Using that logic, USA should be divided between England and Spain…

Whereas if Russia LOSES this war, or if Ukraine regains a hefty chunk of the occupied lands, Putin will be seen as a loser in Moscow, quickly replaced and deals with a new leader will be much easier and fruitful.

So helping Putin to escape now actually harms the US economy.

Your point is absolutely valid in a country where paranoia is a useful trait. Yet, a traditional answer is that the relatively low flat rate income tax at 13% limits the risk reward in the tax cost vs being found out in a repressive society.

Had they been to Russia outside of Moscow before …?