You seem to be missing the point of all of this. A poverty stricken, criminal, corrupt dictatorship wants to crush/absorb an emerging liberal democracy. No time is an ideal time to talk to those freaks.
No, the Guardian is not a bastion of Russian propaganda but Seumus Milne certainly is. It is interesting that both Guardian articles are written by him.;)
Which would you rather Silky? Being insulted by a gag involving a bucket of sh!t or having your ear cut off and shoved in your mouth? https://theins.ru/en/news/270196 Let us know this afternoon when you get home from school.
All true. But not quite amounting to using a country's wealth "for the good of the people". For the good of the Party perhaps. Uyghur, Tibetan and Hong Kong people are certainly not included.