


Speaking of votes, Putin offered some criticism for the ones who are seeking a do-over for the Brexit referendum. A vote is a vote and trying to subvert the will of the people is not democratic. Yes, the UK should really try to learn from Putin how to subvert the will of the people properly and having a second referendum is definitely not the way to go. Thanks to the Syria troops’ withdrawal news, the Trump-Putin honeymoon is still ok-ish. America still wants to dominate the world (Russia doesn’t) and the chances for another reset are dwindling thanks to the Democrats who will take over the House. That pesky democracy.

A question about double standards came from RT. Without naming anybody, the journalist complained about the situation where Russia is instantly punished for the Skripals attempted murder, while other countries ride sanction-free into the sunset after chopping their journalists inside consulates. Putin readily agreed (although, does that mean that he implicitly admitted Russian government’s responsibility for the poisoning…?) and went on a tirade about the West’s two sets of rules for Russia and not Russia. The Russophobia talking point came up quite frequently, Putin even made a longue durée argument, inviting the journalists to look up diplomatic mail of the 19thcentury that showed that the West was never comfortable with Russia’s rising might and has always sought to undermine it.

For those of you, who were hoping to sleep better at night hoping to avoid a nuclear Holocaust, it was not a good day. Putin cautioned about the risk of a catastrophic atomic conflict and criticized the United States for abandoning Cold War-era arms treaties. Because when a missile is headed toward you, who the hell knows whether it’s nuclear or not? Also, bad news for you single gals out there – Putin is planning to get married again  implying that he is already taken.

To finish up on a lighter note, here is Putin’s latest joke: one of his head of state colleagues was asked about the dire human rights situation in his country. His response: which human?! One would wonder whether this “colleague” is the one with whom Putin recently shared a bro handshake at the G20.